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2017A Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum

Both 2017A aluminum and 8011A 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
1.7 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
33 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants