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5010 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32350 Magnesium

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32350 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32350 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
45
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
5.7 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
18
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
150 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
960

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
14 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
210 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
68
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
39 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
50 to 55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
95.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.6 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants