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1050A Aluminum vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
48.2 to 53
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants