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1200 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46200 Aluminum

Both 1200 aluminum and EN AC-46200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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-46200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23 to 48
82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 25 to 69
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
88

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
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
2.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
82.6 to 90.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25