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3103 Aluminum vs. AWS BVAg-0

3103 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-0 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3103 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-0.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 220
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
3.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 9.9
6.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 99.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
99.95 to 100
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0010
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0