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EN AC-43500 Aluminum vs. EQ21A Magnesium

EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EQ21A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EQ21A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68 to 91
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
44
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 13
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 300
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
980
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
80
Density, g/cm3 2.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 26
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 200
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 39
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.4 to 90.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.6
93.9 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3