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512.0 Aluminum vs. 3105 Aluminum

Both 512.0 aluminum and 3105 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 512.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3105 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
29 to 67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
120 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
46 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
2.6 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
15 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
5.2 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 95.1
96 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15