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1200-F Aluminum

1200-F aluminum is 1200 aluminum in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. It has the lowest strength compared to the other variants of 1200 aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 1200-F 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

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

69 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

23 %

Fatigue Strength

25 MPa 3.7 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

54 MPa 7.8 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

85 MPa 12 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

28 MPa 4.1 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 1210 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

230 W/m-K 130 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

58 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

190 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.0 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.2 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1190 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

15 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

5.7 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

8.7 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

16 points

Thermal Diffusivity

92 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

3.8 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 99 to 100
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.050
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

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

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B491: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Round Tubes for General-Purpose Applications

Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993

Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012

EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties

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