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EN AC-42000 Aluminum vs. QE22A Magnesium

EN AC-42000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while QE22A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42000 aluminum and the bottom bar is QE22A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 59 to 91
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
44
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.4
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67 to 76
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 270
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 5.7
5.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 370
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
60
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 28
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 93.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.65
93.1 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3