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6061 Aluminum vs. PSU

6061 aluminum and PSU belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 6061 aluminum is a metal, while PSU is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (31, 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 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is PSU.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.2 to 1.6
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
2.0 to 52
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910 to 1000
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
16 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
30 to 40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
70 to 140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
25 to 57