5005-O Aluminum vs. 3003 Aluminum
Both 5005-O aluminum and 3003 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5005-O aluminum and the bottom bar is 3003 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 28 | |
| 28 to 65 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 45 | |
| 39 to 90 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 75 | |
| 68 to 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 120 | |
| 110 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 41 | |
| 40 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 52 | |
| 44 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -740 | |
| -740 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 | |
| 0.95 to 63 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 11 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 11 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 82 | |
| 71 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.4 | |
| 4.7 to 10 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 97 to 99.5 | |
| 96.8 to 99 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |