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3105 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both 3105 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 67
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 77 to 140
100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
88.3 to 93.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3