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3005 Aluminum vs. 5049 Aluminum

Both 3005 aluminum and 5049 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 33 to 73
52 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 16
2.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 100
79 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 150
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 270
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 51 to 240
91 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
35
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 8.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 18
6.0 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 390
59 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
22 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 12
9.3 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.7 to 98.8
94.7 to 97.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.6 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants