MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

238.0 Aluminum vs. 3105 Aluminum

Both 238.0 aluminum and 3105 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 85% 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3105 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
120 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
46 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
2.6 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
15 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
5.2 to 11

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 460
Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
96 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15