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8090 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 5657 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
180

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
98.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050