2018 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21110 Magnesium
2018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2018 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21110 magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
| 58 to 63 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 46 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 | |
| 2.8 to 6.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 75 to 78 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 120 to 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 | |
| 200 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 100 to 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 990 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 80 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 61 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 990 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 | |
| 4.9 to 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 | |
| 45 to 54 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 89.7 to 94.4 | |
| 7.0 to 8.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.9 | |
| 89.6 to 92.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |