ISO-WD32250 Magnesium vs. 201.0 Aluminum
ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ISO-WD32250 magnesium and the bottom bar is 201.0 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 8.6 | |
4.4 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 210 | |
120 to 150 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
290 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 330 | |
370 to 470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 290 | |
220 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 980 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
30 to 33 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
87 to 97 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
38 |
Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 24 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 to 26 | |
19 to 63 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 630 to 930 | |
330 to 1160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 67 | |
45 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 49 to 51 | |
33 to 42 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 58 to 60 | |
37 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 | |
45 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
19 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
92.1 to 95.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 5.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 94.9 to 97.1 | |
0.15 to 0.55 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.45 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |