511.0 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21230 Magnesium
511.0 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 511.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21230 magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 50 | |
| 63 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 | |
| 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 | |
| 99 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 83 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 520 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 72 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 63 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 990 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.7 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 51 | |
| 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.5 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93.3 to 96.2 | |
| 5.5 to 8.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 90.5 to 94.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |