MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

383.0 Aluminum vs. AZ63A Magnesium

383.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AZ63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 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 383.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AZ63A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
46
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
2.2 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
76 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
190 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
81 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
980
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
52 to 65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
12 to 15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
59 to 74

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 2.8
1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
970

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
3.7 to 16
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
71 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
66
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
29 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
40 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
29 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 88.5
5.3 to 6.7
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
88.6 to 92.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 9.5 to 11.5
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3