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2017 Aluminum vs. 1080A Aluminum

Both 2017 aluminum and 1080A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1080A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
2.3 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 260
49 to 81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 430
74 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 260
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 66
3.1 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 470
2.1 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
7.6 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 42
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 18
3.3 to 6.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 95.5
99.8 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants