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8011A Aluminum vs. 1050A Aluminum

Both 8011A aluminum and 1050A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 8011A aluminum and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 50
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 28
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 33 to 76
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 180
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 34 to 170
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 22
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.2 to 200
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 26
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 8.1
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.1
99.5 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants