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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 6105 Aluminum

Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 6105 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is sintered 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6105 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 6.0
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 62
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
190 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
120 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
180 to 190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
46 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
150 to 170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.68 to 7.0
25 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
100 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
72 to 79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
97.2 to 99
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.45 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants