1350-H18 Aluminum
1350-H18 aluminum is 1350 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 1350 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 1350-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
42
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
3.5 %
Fatigue Strength
50 MPa 7.3 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
110 MPa 15 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
190 MPa 27 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
170 MPa 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
62 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
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)
6.3 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
200 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
27 points
Thermal Diffusivity
96 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.2 points
Alloy Composition
| 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
Further Reading
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 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