ACT6-2014 type III Sintered Aluminum
ACT6-2014 type III is sintered 2014 aluminum in the T6 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and artificially aged until it meets standard mechanical property requirements. It has the highest strength compared to the other variants of sintered 2014 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare ACT6-2014 type III to: otherwise unclassified aluminums (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
2.0 %
Fatigue Strength
89 MPa 13 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
290 MPa 42 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
280 MPa 40 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
390 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C 1210 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
560 °C 1030 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
880 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K 76 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
33 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
100 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
10 % relative
Density
2.9 g/cm3 180 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.0 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 64 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
5.7 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
560 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
47 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
27 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
33 points
Thermal Diffusivity
51 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 91.5 to 96.3 | |
| Cu | 3.5 to 5.0 | |
| Si | 0 to 1.2 | |
| Mg | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| res. | 0 to 1.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B595: Standard Specification for Sintered Aluminum Structural Parts
Sintering of Advanced Materials: Fundamentals and Processes, Zhigang Zak Fang (editor), 2010
Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015