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3003 Aluminum vs. 5154A Aluminum

Both 3003 aluminum and 5154A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 65
58 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 90
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 68 to 130
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 240
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 40 to 210
96 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.95 to 63
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 300
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 24
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 71
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.7 to 10
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.8 to 99
93.7 to 96.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants