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5005A Aluminum vs. 3005 Aluminum

Both 5005A aluminum and 3005 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 5005A aluminum and the bottom bar is 3005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 64
33 to 73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 21
1.1 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 82
53 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 71 to 130
84 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
140 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 43 to 210
51 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
2.2 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 14 to 310
18 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0 to 10
6.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.3
95.7 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants