What Are 3003 Aluminum & 5052 Alloyed With?
lolitahe69 > 11-02-2020, 06:33 AM
3003 is primarily alloyed with Manganese (Mn) and the primary alloy ingredient for 5052 is Magnesium (Mg). In all, you’ll see that 3003 is an alloy of Silicon, Iron, Copper, Magnesium, and Zinc, while 5052 is an alloy of Silicon, Copper, Manganese, Magnesium, Chromium, and Zinc. See the table below for the percentage of alloying elements in each common alloy.
Nominal Chemical Compositions
Alloying Elements – Percent
Alloy
Si
Fe
Cu
Mn
Mg
Cr
Zn
Ti
3003
0.6
0.7
0.2
1.0/1.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5052
.45
0.0
0.1
0.1
2.2
0.15
0.1
0.0