MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

6066 Aluminum vs. EZ33A Magnesium

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is EZ33A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
44
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
2.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 130
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
17
Shear Strength, MPa 95 to 240
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
91.5 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3