1230A-H18 Aluminum
1230A-H18 aluminum is 1230A aluminum in the H18 temper. This is the strongest temper normally produced through the action of only strain hardening. It has the highest strength compared to the other variants of 1230A aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 1230A-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
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
69 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
4.6 %
Fatigue Strength
56 MPa 8.1 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
99 MPa 14 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
170 MPa 25 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
150 MPa 21 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
60 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
200 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.0 % relative
Density
2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.2 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1190 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
7.4 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
150 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
25 points
Thermal Diffusivity
93 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
7.6 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 99.3 to 100 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.7 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.7 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.050 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.050 | |
| Mg | 0 to 0.050 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984
ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties