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A390.0 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both A390.0 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
69
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70 to 100
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
88.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3