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1060 Aluminum vs. 2024 Aluminum

Both 1060 aluminum and 2024 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
4.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
130 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Calomel Potential, mV -750
-600
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
90.7 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants