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8090 Aluminum vs. AWS E100C-K3

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E100C-K3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E100C-K3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
3.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
92.6 to 98.5
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.75 to 2.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5