MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. QE22A Magnesium

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while QE22A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is QE22A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 82
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
44
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
5.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
60
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
93.1 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3