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8090 Aluminum vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97600 dairy metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C97600 dairy metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
85
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 9.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3