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242.0 Aluminum vs. 3003 Aluminum

Both 242.0 aluminum and 3003 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3003 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70 to 110
28 to 65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 1.5
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
39 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
68 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
110 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 220
40 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 44
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96 to 130
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -650
-740
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.3 to 3.4
0.95 to 63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 340
11 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
11 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
4.7 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
96.8 to 99
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.050 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants