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3105 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

Both 3105 aluminum and EN AC-45500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 67
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
90.6 to 93.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1