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1050A Aluminum vs. 242.0 Aluminum

Both 1050A aluminum and 242.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
0.5 to 1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
180 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
1.3 to 3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
110 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
88.4 to 93.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants