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7050 Aluminum vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

Both 7050 aluminum and sintered 6061 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 7050 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 12
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 570
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 500
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 55
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1110 to 1760
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45 to 51
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45 to 50
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.1
96 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.9 to 2.6
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants