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1080A Aluminum vs. 1200 Aluminum

Both 1080A aluminum and 1200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1080A aluminum and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 18 to 40
23 to 48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 34
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 18 to 50
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 49 to 81
54 to 100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 74 to 140
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 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 640
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
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 3.1 to 19
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6 to 15
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.4
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
99 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants