355.0 Aluminum vs. WE54A Magnesium
355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 72 to 83 | |
| 85 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 44 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.5 to 2.6 | |
| 4.3 to 5.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 70 | |
| 98 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 17 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 240 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 260 | |
| 270 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 470 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
| 570 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.3 | |
| 1.6 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 960 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 to 170 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 to 43 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 to 140 | |
| 47 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 260 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 900 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.7 to 5.9 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 250 | |
| 360 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 39 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 33 | |
| 49 to 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 to 69 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.1 to 12 | |
| 18 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.3 to 94.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 88.7 to 93.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 4.0 |
| Yttrium (Y), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |