3003-H112 Aluminum vs. 3003-H14 Aluminum
Both 3003-H112 aluminum and 3003-H14 aluminum are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties, but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing. There are 32 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 3003-H112 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3003-H14 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 32 | |
| 42 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 8.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 39 | |
| 60 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 68 | |
| 96 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 | |
| 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 45 | |
| 130 |
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 | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 44 | |
| 44 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -740 | |
| -740 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 71 | |
| 71 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.9 | |
| 6.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 96.8 to 99 | |
| 96.8 to 99 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |