3103-O Aluminum
3103-O aluminum is 3103 aluminum in the annealed condition. It has the second lowest strength compared to the other variants of 3103 aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 3103-O aluminum to: 3000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
27
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
28 %
Fatigue Strength
46 MPa 6.6 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
71 MPa 10 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
110 MPa 16 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
39 MPa 5.7 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C 380 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
660 °C 1210 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
640 °C 1180 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
160 W/m-K 93 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
42 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
140 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Density
2.8 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.2 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
24 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
11 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
11 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 points
Thermal Diffusivity
64 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
4.8 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 96.3 to 99.1 | |
| Mn | 0.9 to 1.5 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.7 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Mg | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Zr | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.15 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993
EN 754-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Cold drawn rod/bar and tube. Mechanical properties
EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties
EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties
ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993
ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products