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3103 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 3103 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 3103 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 83
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 68 to 130
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 220
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 200
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
170

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 280
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 9.9
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 99.1
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants