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EN AC-43200 Aluminum vs. 3203 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43200 aluminum and 3203 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN AC-43200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3203 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
4.5 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67
46 to 92
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 260
110 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 220
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.8 to 2.7
8.0 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 330
11 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
11 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 12
4.9 to 8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.1 to 90.8
96.9 to 99
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15