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3005 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

3005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade LC3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3005 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 33 to 73
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 16
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 100
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 270
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 51 to 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 18
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 390
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.7 to 98.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
94.4 to 96.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0