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8090 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46300 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and EN AC-46300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
79
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
1.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
84 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
6.5 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.65
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.55