Aluminum (AlSi10Mg)
Light aluminum alloy that moves heat well and machines cleanly after printing. Used for structural optical housings, heatsinks, and weight-sensitive assemblies.
Metal additive manufacturing material
Typical properties
- Density
- 2.67 g/cm³
- Tensile strength (UTS)
- 400 – 460 MPa (LPBF, as built)
- Yield strength
- 230 – 280 MPa
- Elongation at break
- 6 – 10 %
- Thermal expansion (CTE)
- 20 – 21 × 10⁻⁶ /K
- Thermal conductivity
- 120 – 150 W/m·K
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