MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AZ92A Magnesium vs. 5056 Aluminum

AZ92A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 5056 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 AZ92A magnesium and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 47
67
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 6.8
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 90
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
25
Shear Strength, MPa 97 to 160
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 270
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 140
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 440
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44 to 58
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11 to 12
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53 to 62
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 14
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 73 to 220
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 67
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 41
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 51
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25 to 33
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 86.7 to 90
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 1.6 to 2.4
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15