4007 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21230 Magnesium
4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21230 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21230 magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 32 to 44 | |
| 63 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.1 to 23 | |
| 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 46 to 88 | |
| 99 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 80 to 90 | |
| 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 160 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 50 to 120 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 520 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 72 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 42 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 63 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1160 | |
| 990 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.4 to 23 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 to 110 | |
| 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 23 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 67 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.5 to 6.7 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.1 to 97.6 | |
| 5.5 to 8.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 90.5 to 94.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.15 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |