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2117 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum

Both 2117 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
25 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 26
1.7 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
33 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
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 10
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 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 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