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EN AC-41000 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN AC-41000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 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 EN AC-41000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 57 to 97
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
44
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 71
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 280
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 210
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 11
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 46 to 300
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 97.6
1.6 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.4
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010