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8090 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 520.0 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
66
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
87.9 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15