The difference between 1060 aluminum plate and 1050 aluminum plate

Introduction to 1060 aluminum plate

1060 aluminum plate is a commonly used aluminum plate product in the 1000 series aluminum plate. The aluminum content is generally above 99.60%, so 1060 aluminum plate is also commonly called pure aluminum plate. As a commonly used series product in the 1000 series aluminum plate, 1060 aluminum plate has relatively mature and stable technology and mature process level of 1060 aluminum plate. There are many manufacturers producing 1060 aluminum plate, so 1060 aluminum plate is a hot-selling aluminum plate in the 1000 series aluminum plate.

Introduction to 1050 aluminum plate

1050 aluminum plate also belongs to the 1000 series aluminum plate. As mentioned above, the density of 1060 aluminum plate is above 99.60%, so it is not difficult to guess that 1050 aluminum plate, the Arabic number of 1050 aluminum plate is 50, which means that the aluminum content of 1050 aluminum plate is above 99.50%. Since 1050 aluminum plate also belongs to the 1000 series of products, the market usually likes to use 1060 aluminum plate to replace 1050 aluminum plate. Since the performance, alloy, tensile strength, elongation, etc. of 1050 aluminum plate are no different from those of 1060 aluminum plate. In addition, there are relatively few aluminum plate manufacturers producing 1050 aluminum plate, so they are basically replaceable.

The difference between 1060 aluminum plate and 1050 aluminum plate

Both 1060 aluminum plate and 1050 aluminum plate belong to the 1000 series of aluminum plates, that is, the pure aluminum plate series. Their main difference lies in the different aluminum content:

The aluminum content of 1050 aluminum plate is usually 99.5% (sometimes mentioned as 99.95%), and the content of other impurities is less.

The aluminum content of 1060 aluminum plate is 99.6%, and it also contains a small amount of impurities.

The difference between 1060 aluminum plate and 1050 aluminum plate

Since the difference in aluminum content between the two is very small, their physical properties are very close, such as plasticity, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity are very similar. Neither of these aluminum sheets can be strengthened by heat treatment, but their strength can be increased by cold working.

In practical applications, 1050 and 1060 aluminum sheets are often used interchangeably. 1060 aluminum sheet may be slightly softer due to its slightly higher aluminum content, which makes it more suitable for applications that require good formability, such as for making drawn products.

In general, the main difference between these two aluminum sheets is that they have slightly different purity grades, but in most cases, this minor difference will not have a significant impact on the performance of the final product.