A535.0 Aluminum vs. 8079 Aluminum
Both A535.0 aluminum and 8079 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is A535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8079 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 95 | |
| 56 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 23 | |
| 58 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 79 | |
| 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 | |
| 3.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 92 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 6.4 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.4 to 93.4 | |
| 98.1 to 99.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 6.5 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |