AZ63A-T6 Magnesium vs. EN AC-21100-T6
AZ63A-T6 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN AC-21100-T6 belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AZ63A-T6 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN AC-21100-T6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.8 | |
| 6.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 76 | |
| 87 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 610 | |
| 670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 450 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 980 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 61 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 59 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 22 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 970 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 66 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 39 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 34 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.3 to 6.7 | |
| 93.4 to 95.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 4.2 to 5.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.19 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 88.6 to 92.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |