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8090 Aluminum vs. 5005 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 5005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
97 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15