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206.0 Aluminum vs. 3004 Aluminum

Both 206.0 aluminum and 3004 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
45 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 12
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 210
55 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -680
-750
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
3.2 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
33 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
18 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
95.6 to 98.2
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15