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710.0 Aluminum vs. 8090 Aluminum

Both 710.0 aluminum and 8090 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 710.0 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, % 2.2 to 3.6
3.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
91 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
93 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15