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1050A Aluminum vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
9.9 to 19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0