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3105 Aluminum vs. AWS E316H

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E316H belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E316H.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
58.6 to 69.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0