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520.0 Aluminum vs. 8090 Aluminum

Both 520.0 aluminum and 8090 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8090 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
67
Elongation at Break, % 14
3.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
91 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
93 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15