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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 6261 Aluminum

Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 6261 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 6261 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 6.0
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 62
60 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
150 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
100 to 260

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
160

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
21 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
77 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
15 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
23 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
6.5 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
96.6 to 98.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants