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1200 Aluminum vs. 1060 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and 1060 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
1.1 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
15 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 54 to 100
42 to 75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
67 to 130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
17 to 110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
210

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
0.57 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
2.1 to 89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
96
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
3.0 to 5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
99.6 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants