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1200 Aluminum vs. 3104 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and 3104 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
74 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 54 to 100
110 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
1.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
34 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
17 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
95.1 to 98.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.25
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants