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EN AC-44000 Aluminum vs. EQ21A Magnesium

EN AC-44000 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-44000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EQ21A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
44
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 64
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 86
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 560
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
980
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
80
Density, g/cm3 2.5
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 11
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 90
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.45
93.9 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 11.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
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