MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

712.0 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32260 Magnesium

712.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32260 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 712.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32260 magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
46
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 4.7
4.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 180
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
18
Shear Strength, MPa 180
190 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 260
330 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 200
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 3.0
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 270
560 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
48 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
56 to 58
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.65
92.7 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants