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3003-H16 Aluminum

3003-H16 aluminum is 3003 aluminum in the H16 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is strain hardened to a strength that is roughly 3/4 of the way between annealed (O) and full-hard (H18). The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 3003-H16 aluminum to: 3000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

49

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

5.2 %

Fatigue Strength

70 MPa 10 x 103 psi

Fracture Toughness

69 MPa-m1/2 63 x 103 psi-in1/2

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

110 MPa 15 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

180 MPa 26 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

170 MPa 24 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

180 °C 360 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

650 °C 1210 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

640 °C 1190 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

180 W/m-K 100 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

44 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

140 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Calomel Potential

-740 mV

Density

2.8 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.1 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

9.2 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

200 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

18 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

26 points

Thermal Diffusivity

71 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

8.0 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 96.8 to 99
Manganese (Mn)Mn 1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.7
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu)Cu 0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B483: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Tube and Pipe for General Purpose Applications

ASTM B210: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes

ASTM B211: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire

ASTM B547: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round Tube

Environmental Degradation of Advanced and Traditional Engineering Materials, Lloyd H. Hihara et al., 2014.

EN 754-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Cold drawn rod/bar and tube. Mechanical properties

ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013