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518.0 Aluminum vs. 3005 Aluminum

Both 518.0 aluminum and 3005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
33 to 73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
70
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
1.1 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
53 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
84 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
140 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
51 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
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 9.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
2.2 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
18 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
6.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
95.7 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15