1200 Aluminum vs. 333.0 Aluminum
Both 1200 aluminum and 333.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 1200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 333.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 23 to 48 | |
90 to 110 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
73 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 25 to 69 | |
83 to 100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
28 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 54 to 100 | |
190 to 230 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 85 to 180 | |
230 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 28 to 160 | |
130 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
520 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
590 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
530 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
100 to 140 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 58 | |
26 to 35 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 190 | |
83 to 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1040 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.0 to 19 | |
2.1 to 4.6 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 5.7 to 180 | |
120 to 290 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
49 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 to 19 | |
22 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 26 | |
29 to 34 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 92 | |
42 to 57 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.8 to 8.1 | |
11 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 99 to 100 | |
81.8 to 89 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |