MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

3303 Aluminum vs. 5449 Aluminum

Both 3303 aluminum and 5449 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3303 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5449 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 23
4.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43
78 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 69
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39
91 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
110

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
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
12 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
60 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8
9.4 to 15

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 99
94.1 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15