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1050A Aluminum vs. 1235 Aluminum

Both 1050A aluminum and 1235 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is 1235 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
28 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
23 to 58
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
52 to 56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
80 to 84
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
23 to 57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
3.8 to 24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
8.2 to 8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
3.6 to 3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
99.35 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.65
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.65
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants