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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. EZ33A Magnesium

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EZ33A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
44
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
2.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 86
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
91.5 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 3.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3