7010 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32250 Magnesium
7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32250 magnesium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
45 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.8 | |
4.5 to 8.6 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 190 | |
170 to 210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
17 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 340 | |
180 to 190 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
310 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 540 | |
240 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
340 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
980 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
26 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
25 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
24 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
950 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 33 | |
14 to 26 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1230 to 2130 | |
630 to 930 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
67 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 54 | |
49 to 51 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 52 | |
58 to 60 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
72 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 87.9 to 90.6 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
94.9 to 97.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 5.7 to 6.7 | |
2.5 to 4.0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
0.45 to 0.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |