2017A Aluminum vs. 8079 Aluminum
Both 2017A aluminum and 8079 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is 8079 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 14 | |
| 2.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 92 to 130 | |
| 56 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 460 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 290 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 58 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.7 to 53 | |
| 3.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 90 to 570 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 42 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 44 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
| 92 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.9 to 20 | |
| 6.4 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.3 to 95.5 | |
| 98.1 to 99.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |