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1050 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum

Both 1050 aluminum and EN AC-21000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
93.4 to 95.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1