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1100A Aluminum vs. 2025 Aluminum

Both 1100A aluminum and 2025 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
90.9 to 95.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15