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8090 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51400 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and EN AC-51400 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 (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-51400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
67
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
110

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
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
90.5 to 95.5
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 0.55
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15