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5050 Aluminum vs. 3203 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 3203 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3203 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
4.5 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
46 to 92
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
72 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
110 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
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 8.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
8.0 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
11 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
11 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
4.9 to 8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
96.9 to 99
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants