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3105 Aluminum vs. 5252 Aluminum

Both 3105 aluminum and 5252 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 67
68 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 77 to 140
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
34
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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
96.6 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants