6070 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD43150 Magnesium
6070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD43150 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6070 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD43150 magnesium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
45 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 8.6 | |
2.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 95 to 130 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
18 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 240 | |
140 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 380 | |
250 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
150 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
350 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
95 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
610 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
990 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
140 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
27 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 41 | |
31 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
170 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
1.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
24 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
970 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 32 | |
6.1 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 to 900 | |
250 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
71 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 43 | |
52 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 65 | |
81 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.6 to 98 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
97.5 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
1.2 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |