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EN AC-43000 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32350 Magnesium

EN AC-43000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ISO-WD32350 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-WD32350 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 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 76
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 270
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 230
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
25

Electrical Properties

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

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
960

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9 to 5.7
14 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 360
210 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
68
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
39 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
50 to 55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87 to 90.8
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
95.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0.6 to 1.3
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
1.8 to 2.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants