MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

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

Comparable Variants