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1060-H18 Aluminum

1060-H18 aluminum is 1060 aluminum in the H18 temper. This is the strongest temper normally produced through the action of only strain hardening. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 1060-H18 aluminum to: 1000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

35

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

68 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

4.0 %

Fatigue Strength

45 MPa 6.5 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

75 MPa 11 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

130 MPa 18 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

110 MPa 16 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C 340 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

660 °C 1210 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

650 °C 1190 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

230 W/m-K 140 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

62 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

210 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Calomel Potential

-750 mV

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.3 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg 67 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1200 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

4.9 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

89 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

13 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

21 points

Thermal Diffusivity

96 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

5.6 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 99.6 to 100
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V)V 0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0 to 0.030

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B483: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Tube and Pipe for General Purpose Applications

ASTM B211: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire

Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003

ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993

EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products