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8090 Aluminum vs. 324.0 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 324.0 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 324.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
3.0 to 4.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
77 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
6.8 to 8.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
85 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
29 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
9.7 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
87.3 to 92.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.2
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
7.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2