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3105 Aluminum vs. 1200 Aluminum

Both 3105 aluminum and 1200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 67
23 to 48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 77 to 140
54 to 100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
99 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants