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8090 Aluminum vs. 2011 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 2011 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2011 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
8.5 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
74 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
310 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
35 to 45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
100 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
29 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
51 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
14 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
91.3 to 94.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
5.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants