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3303 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2

3303 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 3303 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 69
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.4 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0