MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

A201.0 Aluminum vs. 8176 Aluminum

Both A201.0 aluminum and 8176 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8176 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.7
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
66
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 95.5
98.6 to 99.6
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15