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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. EN-MC95310 Magnesium

EN AC-48100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
45
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
50

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
34
Density, g/cm3 2.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
88.9 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010