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EN AC-43000 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32260 Magnesium

EN AC-43000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32260 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-43000 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32260 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
46
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.5
4.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 76
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 270
330 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 230
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9 to 5.7
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 360
560 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
48 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
56 to 58
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87 to 90.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
92.7 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants