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1050A Aluminum vs. 201.0 Aluminum

Both 1050A aluminum and 201.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is 201.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
95 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
4.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
120 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
370 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
220 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
30 to 33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
87 to 97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
38
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
19 to 63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
330 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
33 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
19 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
92.1 to 95.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1