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2017 Aluminum vs. 3005 Aluminum

Both 2017 aluminum and 3005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
1.1 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
53 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 260
84 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 430
140 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 260
51 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 66
2.2 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 470
18 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 42
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 18
6.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 95.5
95.7 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants