MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

295.0 Aluminum vs. EZ33A Magnesium

295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 295.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EZ33A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 93
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
44
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 7.2
2.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 44 to 55
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
17
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
570
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.3
1.6
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2 to 13
3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 340
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 12
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
91.5 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 3.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3