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707.0 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32260 Magnesium

707.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32260 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 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 707.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32260 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
46
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 3.4
4.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 140
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 300
330 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 250
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3 to 8.6
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
560 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
48 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 34
56 to 58
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.8 to 2.4
92.7 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 4.5
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants