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2024 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21120 Magnesium

2024 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium 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 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21120 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
46
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
2.2 to 6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
84 to 96
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
18
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
200 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
130 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
76
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
59

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
990

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
5.0 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
69
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
31 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
43 to 53
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
8.3 to 9.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
88.6 to 91.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0.35 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants