EN AC-21200 Aluminum vs. EV31A Magnesium
EN AC-21200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EV31A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EV31A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 130 | |
| 70 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 44 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.2 | |
| 3.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 130 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 17 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 440 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 360 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 86 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 1.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 22 | |
| 8.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 930 | |
| 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 40 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 43 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 49 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 19 | |
| 16 |