5042 Aluminum vs. 3203 Aluminum
Both 5042 aluminum and 3203 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5042 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3203 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 3.4 | |
4.5 to 29 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 97 to 120 | |
46 to 92 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
72 to 120 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 360 | |
110 to 200 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 310 | |
39 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 | |
43 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.6 to 12 | |
8.0 to 25 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 720 | |
11 to 250 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 37 | |
11 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 42 | |
19 to 28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
70 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
4.9 to 8.8 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 96.8 | |
96.9 to 99 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |