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8090 Aluminum vs. 4147 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 4147 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
5.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15