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8090 Aluminum vs. 5652 Aluminum

Both 8090 aluminum and 5652 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5652 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
6.8 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
60 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
74 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
120

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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
12 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
40 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
8.4 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.040
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
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 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15