Aluminum Alloy 3003 Data Sheet

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Alloy Group: 3XXX

PRINCIPAL ALLOYING ELEMENT: Manganese

 

ALUMINUM ALLOY 3003 GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

What is Aluminum 3003?

Aluminum Alloy 3003 is a widely used medium strength aluminum alloy with manganese as its primary alloying element. It has good formability, and may be suitable for applications that require bending, spinning, drawing, stamping and roll forming.

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION LIMITS:

Compositions are listed as weight percent. Limits are given as a maximum unless indicated as a range.

 

Si

Fe

Cu

Mn

Mg

Cr

Zn

Ti

Others-Each

Others Total

Al Min

3003

0.6

0.7

0.05-0.20

1.0-1.5

0.05

0.15

Remainder

Composition according to Aluminum Association

TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES DATA of ALUMINUM 3003:

The following typical aluminum 3003 properties are not guaranteed since in most cases they are average for various sizes and methods of manufacture and may not be exactly representative of any particular product or size. The data is intended for comparing alloys and tempers and should not be used for design purposes.
 

Source: Aluminum Standards & Data and United Aluminum data base

Alloy-Temper

Tensile Strength

(ksi)

Yield Strength

(ksi)

Elongation

(%)

3003-O

16

6

30

3003-H14

22

21

3

3003-H18

29

27

3

 

Coil of Aluminum 3003 Alloy on a pallet.

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