2011 Aluminum vs. 8090 Aluminum
Both 2011 aluminum and 8090 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8090 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
67 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.5 to 18 | |
3.5 to 13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 74 to 120 | |
91 to 140 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
25 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 420 | |
340 to 490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 310 | |
210 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
960 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 170 | |
95 to 160 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 to 45 | |
20 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 to 130 | |
66 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
18 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
170 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
1160 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 to 52 | |
16 to 41 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 680 | |
340 to 1330 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 44 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 37 | |
34 to 49 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 40 | |
39 to 50 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 to 64 | |
36 to 60 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 19 | |
15 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 91.3 to 94.6 | |
93 to 98.4 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
1.0 to 1.6 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Lithium (Li), % | 0 | |
2.2 to 2.7 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 1.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.040 to 0.16 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |