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1200 Aluminum vs. 2095 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and 2095 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 2095 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
8.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 54 to 100
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
2640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
59
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
91.3 to 94.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
3.9 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15