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1200 Aluminum vs. EN AC-42100 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and EN AC-42100 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23 to 48
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
3.4 to 9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
76 to 82
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
9.1 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
30 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
91.3 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1