ZK60A Magnesium vs. 356.0 Aluminum
ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 ZK60A magnesium and the bottom bar is 356.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 9.9 | |
| 2.0 to 3.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
| 55 to 75 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 190 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 330 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 100 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 960 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 to 30 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 140 to 150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 940 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 to 29 | |
| 3.2 to 8.2 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 690 | |
| 70 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 63 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 49 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 55 to 56 | |
| 25 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 66 | |
| 64 to 71 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 7.6 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 90.1 to 93.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 92.5 to 94.8 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 4.8 to 6.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.45 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |