Z21210 Zinc vs. WE54A Magnesium
Z21210 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z21210 zinc and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 to 170 | |
| 270 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 420 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 420 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 960 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 32 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 35 | |
| 47 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.1 | |
| 1.9 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.7 to 6.4 | |
| 39 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.6 to 9.4 | |
| 49 to 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 28 |