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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 8090 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 8090 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8090 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
67
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
3.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
91 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
93 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.3
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15