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8011A Aluminum vs. A390.0 Aluminum

Both 8011A aluminum and A390.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8011A aluminum and the bottom bar is A390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 50
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
75
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 28
0.87 to 0.91
Fatigue Strength, MPa 33 to 76
70 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 180
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 34 to 170
190 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 22
1.6 to 2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.2 to 200
240 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 26
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 8.1
9.0 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.1
75.3 to 79.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
16 to 18
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2