4032 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium
4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
48 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
44 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 | |
14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
70 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
17 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 | |
110 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
190 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
90 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 570 | |
350 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 570 | |
600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
1000 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
27 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
24 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
24 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1030 | |
980 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 | |
22 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 | |
92 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
72 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
76 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 81.1 to 87.2 | |
1.6 to 2.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
96.3 to 98.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.7 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |