5042 Aluminum vs. QE22A Magnesium
5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while QE22A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5042 aluminum and the bottom bar is QE22A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 44 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 3.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 97 to 120 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 17 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 360 | |
| 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 310 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 340 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 970 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.6 to 12 | |
| 5.5 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 720 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 60 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 37 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 42 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 96.8 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 93.1 to 95.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |