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8090 Aluminum vs. 852.0 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 852.0 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 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
86.6 to 91.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3