A390.0 Aluminum vs. 8079 Aluminum
Both A390.0 aluminum and 8079 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 78% 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8079 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 0.87 to 0.91 | |
2.2 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 70 to 100 | |
56 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 290 | |
150 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 290 | |
120 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 640 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 580 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
640 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
230 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 20 | |
58 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 67 | |
190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
9.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.3 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 950 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 1.6 to 2.6 | |
3.1 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 580 | |
110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
92 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 to 14 | |
6.4 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 75.3 to 79.6 | |
98.1 to 99.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.7 to 1.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 16 to 18 | |
0.050 to 0.3 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |