5083 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum
Both 5083 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 75 to 110 | |
25 to 50 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
1.7 to 28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 93 to 190 | |
33 to 76 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
100 to 180 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 340 | |
34 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
630 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
56 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 | |
180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 42 | |
3.0 to 22 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 95 to 860 | |
8.2 to 200 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 40 | |
11 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 44 | |
18 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
86 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
4.6 to 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 92.4 to 95.6 | |
97.5 to 99.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 4.9 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
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 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |