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EN AC-43000 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD21150 Magnesium

EN AC-43000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD21150 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 28 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-43000 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD21150 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
45
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.5
5.7 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 270
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 230
120 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9 to 5.7
15 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 360
160 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
70
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
40 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
52 to 58
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87 to 90.8
2.4 to 3.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
94 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants