5457 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21220 Magnesium
5457 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21220 magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 32 to 55 | |
| 58 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 22 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 98 | |
| 89 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 17 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 85 to 130 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 210 | |
| 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 50 to 190 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 46 | |
| 16 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 | |
| 87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 990 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 23 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 to 250 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.7 to 9.0 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.8 to 99.05 | |
| 4.4 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 93.5 to 95.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |