1230A-O Aluminum
1230A-O aluminum is 1230A aluminum in the annealed condition. It has the lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of 1230A aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 1230A-O 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
34 %
Fatigue Strength
35 MPa 5.0 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
59 MPa 8.6 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
89 MPa 13 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
29 MPa 4.1 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)
23 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
5.9 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
9.1 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 points
Thermal Diffusivity
93 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
4.0 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