ZE41A Magnesium vs. 2095 Aluminum
ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZE41A magnesium and the bottom bar is 2095 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.3 | |
| 8.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 | |
| 200 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 16 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 610 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 970 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 24 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 940 | |
| 1470 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.1 | |
| 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 2640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 63 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 91.3 to 94.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 3.9 to 4.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 91.7 to 95.4 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 0.75 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 3.5 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.18 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |