3105-H22 Aluminum vs. 5005-H22 Aluminum
Both 3105-H22 aluminum and 5005-H22 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H22 temper. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 3105-H22 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005-H22 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 41 | |
| 38 | 
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 68 | 
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.4 | |
| 7.0 | 
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 94 | |
| 71 | 
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 | 
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 | 
| Shear Strength, MPa | 95 | |
| 81 | 
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 140 | 
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 94 | 
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 | 
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 650 | 
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 | 
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 | 
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 200 | 
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 | 
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 44 | |
| 52 | 
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 170 | 
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 | 
| Calomel Potential, mV | -750 | |
| -740 | 
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 | 
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 | 
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 | 
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 | 
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 | |
| 8.7 | 
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 65 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 | 
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 14 | 
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 | 
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 68 | |
| 82 | 
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.8 | |
| 6.1 | 
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 96 to 99.5 | |
| 97 to 99.5 | 
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 | 
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 | 
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 | 
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 1.1 | 
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.2 | 
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 | 
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 | 
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 | 
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |