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7049 Aluminum vs. 8090 Aluminum

Both 7049 aluminum and 8090 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8090 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
67
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
3.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
91 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
18
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
93 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15