L59 H16 or H26 Sheet data sheet

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L59 H16 or H26 Sheet

Commercial3103

Applications:
Equipment for heating and cooling: heat exchangers, air condition evaporators, motor vehicle radiators, aircraft and military components, freezer linings, office equipment. Tubing, piping. Cladding alloy. Pressure vessels.

Characteristic Properties:
Very good resistance to atmospheric corrosion. Very good weldability. Good formability by pressing, drawing and roll forming. Medium strength alloy. Better mechanical properties (in particular at elevated temperatures) than 1xxx-alloys. Properties very close to those of 3003.

Precautions and Warnings:
Actual performance requires careful design of tools, lubrication and metal surface condition.

Chemical Composition

BS 4L59(1985) Alloy L59
Chemical Element	% Present
Aluminium (Al)	balance
Other (Each)	0.05 max
Copper (Cu)	0.1 max
Titanium + Zirconium (Ti+Zr)	0.1 max
Chromium (Cr)	0.1 max
Others (Total)	0.15 max
Zinc (Zn)	0.2 max
Magnesium (Mg)	0.3 max
Silicon (Si)	0.5 max
Iron (Fe)	0.7 max
Manganese (Mn)	0.9 - 1.5

The material shall be supplied cold rolled (H16) or cold rolled and partially annealed (H26).

Alloy Designations

Aluminium alloy L59 - 3103 is covered by Standard BS EN 4L59 (1985)

Temper Types

The most common tempers for L59 - 3103 aluminium are:

Supplied Forms

L59 - 3103 aluminium is supplied in the following forms:

Sheet
Strip

Generic Physical Properties


Physical Property	Value
Density	2.61 g/cm³
Melting Point	655 °C
Thermal Expansion	23.1 x10^-6 /K
Modulus of Elasticity	69.5 GPa
Thermal Conductivity	160 W/m.K
Electrical Resistivity	42 % IACS

Mechanical Properties

BS 4L59(1985) Sheet - 0.4mm to 0.8mm
Mechanical Property	Value
Elongation A50 mm	2 Min %
Tensile Strength	160 Min - 195 Max N/mm2

Mechanical properties relate to material with a nominal thickness of 0.4mm up to and including 0.8mm. The specification contains other values for different material thicknesses.

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Last updated 09 January 2014

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