3303 Aluminum vs. 5026 Aluminum
Both 3303 aluminum and 5026 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 3303 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5026 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 5.1 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 43 | |
| 94 to 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 69 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 | |
| 260 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 39 | |
| 120 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 43 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 | |
| 15 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 11 | |
| 100 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 26 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.8 | |
| 11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 96.6 to 99 | |
| 88.2 to 94.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 3.9 to 4.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.6 to 1.8 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.55 to 1.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |