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390.0 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32350 Magnesium

390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32350 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32350 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
45
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
5.7 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 110
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 300
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
960

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 2.9
14 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 470
210 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
68
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 30
39 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 36
50 to 55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
95.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
1.8 to 2.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants