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201.0 Aluminum vs. 3103 Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 3103 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3103 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 140
27 to 62
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
38 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
68 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
100 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
39 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
11 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
4.6 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
96.3 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15