3203-H18 Aluminum
3203-H18 aluminum is 3203 aluminum in the H18 temper. This is the strongest temper normally produced through the action of only strain hardening. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of 3203 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 3203-H18 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
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
4.5 %
Fatigue Strength
72 MPa 10 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
120 MPa 17 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
200 MPa 29 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
190 MPa 27 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 360 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C 1200 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
620 °C 1160 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
170 W/m-K 100 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
43 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
140 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.0 % relative
Density
2.8 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.1 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)
8.8 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
250 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
20 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
28 points
Thermal Diffusivity
70 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.8 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 96.9 to 99 | |
| Mn | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.7 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.6 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 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
Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984
ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993