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2014 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum

Both 2014 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
1.7 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
33 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants