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296.0 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum

Both 296.0 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 90
25 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
1.7 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47 to 70
33 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15