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3104 Aluminum vs. 5019 Aluminum

Both 3104 aluminum and 5019 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3104 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5019 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
2.2 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 130
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 180
170 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
120 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 60
7.6 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 34 to 540
110 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 31
29 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.1 to 98.4
91.5 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.1 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants