May 22 2013
Topics Covered
Introduction
Chemical Composition
Introduction
Aluminium / aluminum is a high-demand metal with silvery white luster. Material engineers and manufacturers work towards researching the properties of aluminium and developing more and more new alloys.
The main alloying elements of aluminium / aluminum are magnesium, silicon, copper, zinc, manganese and lithium. Aluminium / aluminum 8009 alloy is a wrought alloy.
The following datasheet will provide more details about aluminium / aluminum 8009 alloy.
Chemical Composition
The following table shows the chemical composition of aluminium / aluminum 8009 alloy.
Element |
Content (%) |
Aluminum, Al |
86.7 - 88.8 |
Iron, Fe |
8.4 - 8.9 |
Silicon, Si |
1.7 - 1.9 |
Vanadium, V |
1.1 - 1.5 |
Oxygen, O |
≤ 0.30 |
Zinc, Zn |
≤ 0.25 |
Titanium, Ti |
≤ 0.10 |
Chromium, Cr |
≤ 0.10 |
Manganese, Mn |
≤ 0.10 |
Other (each) |
≤ 0.050 |
Other (total) |
≤ 0.15 |