Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. 7003 Aluminum
Both sintered 6061 aluminum and 7003 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 7003 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 0.5 to 6.0 | |
11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 32 to 62 | |
130 to 150 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 83 to 210 | |
350 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 62 to 190 | |
300 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
380 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 52 | |
36 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 | |
110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 0.68 to 7.0 | |
37 to 41 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 28 to 280 | |
630 to 710 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
47 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 to 21 | |
33 to 37 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 29 | |
37 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 81 | |
59 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.8 to 9.4 | |
15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96 to 99.4 | |
90.6 to 94.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 6.5 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |