EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. ZK51A Magnesium
EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZK51A magnesium belongs to the magnesium 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 EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZK51A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 9.0 | |
| 4.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 76 to 82 | |
| 62 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 18 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 290 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 230 | |
| 150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 500 | |
| 340 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 610 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
| 970 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 41 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 940 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.1 to 23 | |
| 10 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 370 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 31 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 38 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 66 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.3 to 93.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.19 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 93.1 to 95.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 6.5 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 3.6 to 5.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |