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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. 3005 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44300 aluminum and 3005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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 EN AC-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
33 to 73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.1 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
53 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
140 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
51 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
2.2 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
18 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
95.7 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15