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360.0 Aluminum vs. 3103 Aluminum

Both 360.0 aluminum and 3103 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3103 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
27 to 62
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
38 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
68 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
100 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
39 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
11 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
4.6 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.1 to 90.6
96.3 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.9 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15