3005 Aluminum vs. C443.0 Aluminum
Both 3005 aluminum and C443.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 3005 aluminum and the bottom bar is C443.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 33 to 73 | |
| 65 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 16 | |
| 9.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 53 to 100 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 84 to 150 | |
| 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 270 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 51 to 240 | |
| 100 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 42 | |
| 37 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.2 to 18 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 to 390 | |
| 70 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 27 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 33 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 64 | |
| 58 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 to 12 | |
| 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.7 to 98.8 | |
| 89.6 to 95.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |