WE54A Magnesium vs. 355.0 Aluminum
WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is WE54A magnesium and the bottom bar is 355.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 85 | |
| 72 to 83 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.3 to 5.6 | |
| 1.5 to 2.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 130 | |
| 55 to 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 170 | |
| 150 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 300 | |
| 200 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 | |
| 150 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 560 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 960 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 38 to 43 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 47 | |
| 120 to 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 260 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 900 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 14 | |
| 2.7 to 5.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 380 | |
| 150 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 62 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 39 to 43 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 49 to 51 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
| 60 to 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 19 | |
| 9.1 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 90.3 to 94.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 88.7 to 93.4 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 1.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Yttrium (Y), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |