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WE54A Magnesium vs. EN AC-43300 Aluminum

WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN AC-43300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 WE54A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN AC-43300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
91 to 94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.3 to 5.6
3.4 to 6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 98 to 130
76 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 300
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 47
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.9
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 14
9.1 to 17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 380
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 43
31 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49 to 51
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 90.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.19
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.7 to 93.4
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
9.0 to 10
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
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 0.070
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants