1100A Aluminum vs. 1100 Aluminum
Both 1100A aluminum and 1100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 1100 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 34 | |
1.1 to 32 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 35 to 74 | |
32 to 71 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 59 to 99 | |
54 to 95 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 89 to 170 | |
86 to 170 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 29 to 150 | |
28 to 150 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
640 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
220 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
59 |
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 | 8.2 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.4 to 23 | |
0.76 to 52 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 5.9 to 150 | |
5.7 to 170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 to 17 | |
8.7 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 25 | |
16 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 93 | |
90 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.0 to 7.6 | |
3.7 to 7.4 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 99 to 100 | |
99 to 99.95 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |