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8090 Aluminum vs. 535.0 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 535.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
67
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
79

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
91.5 to 93.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15