1230A-O Aluminum vs. ISO-WD21150-O
1230A-O aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD21150-O belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 1230A-O aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD21150-O.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 35 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 17 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 59 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 89 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 29 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 990 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 200 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 980 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 5.9 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 93 | |
| 60 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.0 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 99.3 to 100 | |
| 2.4 to 3.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 94 to 97 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |