EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. A357.0 Aluminum
EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is A357.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 80 | |
| 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 3.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 610 | |
| 610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 980 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.5 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 62 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 61 | |
| 68 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 90.8 to 93 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.070 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 93.8 to 96.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.2 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |