4115-H12 Aluminum
4115-H12 aluminum is 4115 aluminum in the H12 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is strain hardened to a strength that is roughly a quarter of the way between annealed (O) and full-hard (H18).
It has the second lowest strength and second highest ductility compared to the other variants of 4115 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 4115-H12 aluminum to: 4000-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
43
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
4.6 %
Fatigue Strength
71 MPa 10 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
79 MPa 11 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
140 MPa 20 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
100 MPa 15 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
420 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
160 °C 320 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C 1180 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C 1100 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
160 W/m-K 94 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
41 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
140 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Density
2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.1 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 65 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1160 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
5.7 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
72 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
14 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 points
Thermal Diffusivity
66 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.0 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 94.6 to 97.4 | |
| Si | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| Mn | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.7 | |
| Cu | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| Mg | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.2 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.15 |
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
EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties