8090-T6511 Aluminum
8090-T6511 aluminum is 8090 aluminum in the T6511 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated, stress relieved, then artificially aged. The stress relief is accomplished by stretching the metal by an amount that depends on the type of standard wrought product being made (extrusion or tube). The metal is straightened after the stretching operation. This temper is closely related to T6510, which does not permit such straightening.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 8090-T6511 aluminum to: otherwise unclassified aluminums (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
67 GPa 9.8 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
4.5 %
Fatigue Strength
140 MPa 21 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
25 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
490 MPa 70 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
420 MPa 61 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C 380 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
660 °C 1210 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
600 °C 1110 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
960 J/kg-K 0.23 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
160 W/m-K 91 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
20 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
66 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
18 % relative
Density
2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
170 MJ/kg 72 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1160 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
21 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1330 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
49 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
50 points
Thermal Diffusivity
60 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
22 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 93 to 98.4 | |
| Li | 2.2 to 2.7 | |
| Cu | 1.0 to 1.6 | |
| Mg | 0.6 to 1.3 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Zr | 0.040 to 0.16 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.15 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Aluminum-Lithium Alloys: Processing, Properties, and Applications, N. Eswara Prasad et al. (editors), 2013
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993