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201.0 Aluminum vs. QE22A Magnesium

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while QE22A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is QE22A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 140
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
44
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
17
Shear Strength, MPa 290
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
570
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.3
1.3
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
5.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
60
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
93.1 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3