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8090 Aluminum vs. 383.0 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 383.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 383.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
3.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
74

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
79.7 to 88.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.3
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
9.5 to 11.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5