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3103 Aluminum vs. 201.0 Aluminum

Both 3103 aluminum and 201.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3103 aluminum and the bottom bar is 201.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
95 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
4.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 83
120 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 68 to 130
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 220
370 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 200
220 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
30 to 33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
87 to 97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
19 to 63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 280
330 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
33 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 9.9
19 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 99.1
92.1 to 95.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1