5051A Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32350 Magnesium
5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32350 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32350 magnesium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
45 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
5.7 to 10 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 51 to 61 | |
120 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
18 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 110 | |
150 to 170 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
250 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 56 | |
140 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
340 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
95 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
560 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
990 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
25 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 39 | |
25 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
1.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
23 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
960 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 27 | |
14 to 23 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 23 | |
210 to 380 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
68 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 18 | |
39 to 46 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
50 to 55 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 63 | |
73 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 | |
16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.1 to 98.6 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.4 to 2.1 | |
95.7 to 97.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0.6 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
1.8 to 2.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |