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EN AC-43500 Aluminum vs. ISO-WD32350 Magnesium

EN AC-43500 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-43500 aluminum and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32350 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
45
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 13
5.7 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 100
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 300
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
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 12 to 26
14 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 200
210 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
68
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
39 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 39
50 to 55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.4 to 90.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.6
95.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
1.8 to 2.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants