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3203 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum

Both 3203 aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 3203 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 29
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 92
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 72 to 120
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 200
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 25
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 250
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 20
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 70
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 8.8
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.9 to 99
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants