3203 Aluminum vs. M1A Magnesium
3203 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while M1A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 3203 aluminum and the bottom bar is M1A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 29 | |
| 5.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 46 to 92 | |
| 88 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 72 to 120 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 to 200 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 39 to 190 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 95 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 990 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 43 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 970 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.0 to 25 | |
| 11 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 11 to 250 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 20 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 28 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 70 | |
| 88 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.9 to 8.8 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 96.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 97.2 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |