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1050 Aluminum vs. EN AC-41000 Aluminum

Both 1050 aluminum and EN AC-41000 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-41000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
58 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
170 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
80 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
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
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
6.4 to 11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
95.2 to 97.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.6 to 2.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15