6463 Aluminum vs. ZK51A Magnesium
6463 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZK51A 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 6463 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZK51A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 17 | |
| 4.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 45 to 76 | |
| 62 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 86 to 150 | |
| 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 to 230 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 to 200 | |
| 150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 340 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 970 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 to 210 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 to 55 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 170 to 180 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 940 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 25 | |
| 10 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 50 to 300 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 79 to 86 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.3 to 10 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 97.9 to 99.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.45 to 0.9 | |
| 93.1 to 95.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 3.6 to 5.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |