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242.0 Aluminum vs. 3104 Aluminum

Both 242.0 aluminum and 3104 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 1.5
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
74 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
110 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 220
68 to 270

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
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 44
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96 to 130
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.4
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
1.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 340
34 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
17 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
95.1 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.050 to 0.25
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.4
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 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants