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1050 Aluminum vs. 1200 Aluminum

Both 1050 aluminum and 1200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 81
54 to 100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
99 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants