1080A-H18 Aluminum
1080A-H18 aluminum is 1080A aluminum in the H18 temper. This is the strongest temper normally produced through the action of only strain hardening. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of 1080A aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 1080A-H18 aluminum to: 1000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
40
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
2.3 %
Fatigue Strength
43 MPa 6.2 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
81 MPa 12 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
140 MPa 21 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
120 MPa 17 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C 1190 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
640 °C 1180 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
230 W/m-K 130 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
62 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
200 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Density
2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.3 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1200 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
3.1 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
100 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
22 points
Thermal Diffusivity
94 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.4 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 99.8 to 100 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.15 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.15 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.060 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.030 | |
| Ga | 0 to 0.030 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.020 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.020 | |
| Mg | 0 to 0.020 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties
ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993
ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015