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1200 Aluminum vs. 8021 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and 8021 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 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 8021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
2.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
61
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
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
3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
88
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
98 to 98.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15