713.0-F Aluminum vs. AM100A-F Magnesium
713.0-F aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AM100A-F magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 713.0-F aluminum and the bottom bar is AM100A-F magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 46 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.2 | |
| 3.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 63 | |
| 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 90 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
| 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 78 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 460 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 990 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 73 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 59 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 1000 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.2 | |
| 4.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 66 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 | |
| 9.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.6 to 92.4 | |
| 9.3 to 10.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 87.9 to 90.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.1 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |