MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

6061 Aluminum vs. EN-MC95310 Magnesium

6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
45
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
17
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 210
160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
50

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
88.9 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010