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8090 Aluminum vs. 5088 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 5088 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5088 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
98

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
92.4 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.35
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15