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3005 Aluminum vs. 4104 Aluminum

Both 3005 aluminum and 4104 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 16
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 100
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 150
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 270
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 51 to 240
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 18
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 390
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 12
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.7 to 98.8
85.8 to 90
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
9.0 to 10.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15