5088 Aluminum vs. 3104 Aluminum
Both 5088 aluminum and 3104 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3104 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
1.1 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 | |
74 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
110 to 180 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
170 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 | |
68 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
160 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
41 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 76 | |
1.6 to 60 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
34 to 540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
17 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
25 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 | |
64 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 92.4 to 94.8 | |
95.1 to 98.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Gallium (Ga), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
0.8 to 1.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0.8 to 1.4 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |