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EN AC-42200 Aluminum vs. ZK60A Magnesium

EN AC-42200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42200 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZK60A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
46
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.7
4.5 to 9.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 90
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
29 to 30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 20
14 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 490
570 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 35
47 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 41
55 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.7
92.5 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants