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224.0 Aluminum vs. 3105 Aluminum

Both 224.0 aluminum and 3105 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 224.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3105 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 10
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 120
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 420
120 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 330
46 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 35
2.6 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 770
15 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 38
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 41
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
5.2 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.2
96 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15