Sintered 6061 (Axx-6061) Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
T1
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus68GPa
Tensile Strength83MPa
Yield Strength62MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
SI
0.2 to 0.8%
CU
0 to 0.5%
AL
96 to 99.4%
MG
0.4 to 1.2%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 1.5%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 1.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa
Elongation at Break
4.0 %
Fatigue Strength
43 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
25 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
83 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
62 MPa
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
610 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
200 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
81 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
3.8 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
52 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
170 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
3.0 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
28 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
51 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
8.6 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.3 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Axx-6061Sintered 6061 (Axx-6061) Aluminum
Standards
ASTM B595 ASTM B595: Standard Specification for Sintered Aluminum Structural Parts
ASTM B595 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