8021 Aluminum vs. ASTM B780 Alloy
8021 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 8021 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B780 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
| 1.1 to 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
| 330 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 56 | |
| 70 to 76 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 180 | |
| 62 to 68 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 9.1 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.0 | |
| 16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 98 to 98.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 23.5 to 25.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 74 to 76 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |