EN-MC21120 Magnesium vs. 356.0 Aluminum
EN-MC21120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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-MC21120 magnesium and the bottom bar is 356.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 63 to 75 | |
| 55 to 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 6.7 | |
| 2.0 to 3.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 84 to 96 | |
| 55 to 75 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 110 to 160 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 270 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 170 | |
| 100 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 490 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 76 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 59 | |
| 140 to 150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 22 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 990 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.0 to 15 | |
| 3.2 to 8.2 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 320 | |
| 70 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 43 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 43 to 53 | |
| 25 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 64 to 71 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 16 | |
| 7.6 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.3 to 9.7 | |
| 90.1 to 93.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 88.6 to 91.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |