1350 (E-Al99.5, EC, 3.0257, 1E, A91350) Aluminum
1350 aluminum is a 1000-series aluminum alloy: it is considered commercially pure, and is formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 1350 is the Aluminum Association (AA) designation for this material. In European standards, it will be given as EN AW-1350. 1E is the British Standard (BS) designation. And A91350 is the UNS number. Older literature may refer to this material as EC, but this is now discouraged.
It originally received its standard designation in 1975. This material is well established: the Further Reading section below cites a number of published standards, and that list is not necessarily exhaustive.
It can have the highest tensile strength among the 1000-series alloys in the database.
The properties of 1350 aluminum include fourteen common variations. This page shows summary ranges across all of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare 1350 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
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
1.4 to 30 %
Fatigue Strength
24 to 50 MPa 3.4 to 7.3 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
44 to 110 MPa 6.4 to 15 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
68 to 190 MPa 9.9 to 27 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
25 to 170 MPa 3.6 to 24 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
660 °C 1210 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
650 °C 1190 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
230 W/m-K 140 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
61 to 62 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
200 to 210 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Calomel Potential
-740 mV
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)
0.77 to 54 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
4.4 to 200 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
7.0 to 19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
14 to 27 points
Thermal Diffusivity
96 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
3.0 to 8.2 points
Alloy Composition
Among wrought aluminum alloys, the composition of 1350 aluminum is notable for including boron (B) and gallium (Ga). Boron is used as a grain refiner, and to improve electrical conductivity. Gallium is used to improve corrosion resistance and to modify an alloy's response to etching, brightening, and similar treatments.
Al | 99.5 to 100 | |
Fe | 0 to 0.4 | |
Si | 0 to 0.1 | |
B | 0 to 0.050 | |
Zn | 0 to 0.050 | |
Cu | 0 to 0.050 | |
Ga | 0 to 0.030 | |
Ti | 0 to 0.020 | |
V | 0 to 0.020 | |
Mn | 0 to 0.010 | |
Cr | 0 to 0.010 | |
res. | 0 to 0.1 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
ASTM B236: Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)
ASTM B609: Standard Specification for Aluminum 1350 Round Wire, Annealed and Intermediate Tempers, for Electrical Purposes
ASTM B230: Standard Specification for Aluminum 1350-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes
ASTM B233: Standard Specification for Aluminum 1350 Drawing Stock for Electrical Purposes
Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993
EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties
EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties
Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993