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Sintered 6061 Aluminum vs. R60804 Alloy

Sintered 6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R60804 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is sintered 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is R60804 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
98
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 6.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 83 to 210
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
6.5
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.68 to 7.0
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 280
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 29
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 9.4
53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
97.8 to 98.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.12