8021 Aluminum vs. B390.0 Aluminum
Both 8021 aluminum and B390.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 8021 aluminum and the bottom bar is B390.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 76 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
| 0.88 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 61 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 29 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
| 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 640 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 580 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 220 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 56 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 180 | |
| 88 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 940 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 88 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.0 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 98 to 98.8 | |
| 72.7 to 79.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |