AZ31B Magnesium vs. 2011A Aluminum
AZ31B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 2011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AZ31B magnesium and the bottom bar is 2011A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 12 | |
| 6.8 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 120 | |
| 75 to 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 160 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 270 | |
| 310 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 180 | |
| 140 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 33 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
| 96 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 970 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 25 | |
| 20 to 40 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 370 | |
| 140 to 670 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 70 | |
| 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 39 to 44 | |
| 28 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 55 | |
| 33 to 40 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 62 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 14 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.4 to 3.6 | |
| 91.5 to 95.1 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 93.6 to 97.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |