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1200 Aluminum vs. 5042 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and 5042 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 5042 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 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
97 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 54 to 100
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
110

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
8.8
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
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
40 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
94.2 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants