1050-H26 Aluminum vs. 1060-H26 Aluminum
Both 1050-H26 aluminum and 1060-H26 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H26 temper. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050-H26 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1060-H26 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 | |
| 1.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 54 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 75 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 | |
| 84 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 61 | |
| 62 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 200 | |
| 210 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -750 | |
| -750 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1200 | |
| 1200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.4 | |
| 1.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 66 | |
| 52 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 94 | |
| 96 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.7 | |
| 4.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 99.5 to 100 | |
| 99.6 to 100 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |