AZ81A Magnesium vs. 2011A Aluminum
AZ81A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 2011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 AZ81A magnesium and the bottom bar is 2011A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 8.8 | |
| 6.8 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 78 to 80 | |
| 75 to 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 91 to 130 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 310 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 84 | |
| 140 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 500 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 84 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 33 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 65 | |
| 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 | 990 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.0 to 17 | |
| 20 to 40 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 77 to 78 | |
| 140 to 670 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 70 | |
| 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 39 | |
| 28 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 50 | |
| 33 to 40 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.1 to 14 | |
| 14 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 7.0 to 8.1 | |
| 91.5 to 95.1 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 89.8 to 92.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.13 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |