1200 aluminium alloy
1200 Aluminium alloy has aluminium as the major element, and has silicon, zinc, copper, titanium and manganese as minor elements.[1]
Chemical Composition
[edit]| Element[1] | Weight Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Aluminum | ≥ 99 |
| Silicon + Iron | ≤ 1 |
| Zinc | ≤ 0.10 |
| Copper | ≤ 0.050 |
| Titanium | ≤ 0.050 |
| Manganese | ≤ 0.050 |
| Other (each) | ≤ 0.050 |
| Other (total) | ≤ 0.15 |
Mechanical Properties
[edit]| Property[2] | Value |
|---|---|
| Young's modulus | 69 GPa |
| Elongation at break | 5.1% |
| Fatigue strength | 49 MPa |
| U.T.S. | 130 MPa |
| Yield strength | 100 MPa |
| Latent Heat of Fusion | 400 J/g |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 900 J/kg-K |
| Thermal Conductivity | 230 W/m-K |
Applications
[edit]Applications of 1200 Aluminium alloy are listed below: [1]
- Construction and roofing
- Holloware
- Equipment and containers for food and chemical industries
- Ship building
- Fin-stocks
- Bottle caps
- Automobiles
- Furniture and lighting
- Sounding boards
- Conductive materials
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "1200 aluminium alloy". 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27.
- ^ "1200 Aluminium properties". Archived from the original on 2016-11-07.