8090 Aluminum vs. ZK60A Magnesium
8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZK60A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 46 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 13 | |
| 4.5 to 9.9 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 91 to 140 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 490 | |
| 320 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 420 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 960 | |
| 960 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 95 to 160 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 20 | |
| 29 to 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 66 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.6 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1160 | |
| 940 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 41 | |
| 14 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 to 1330 | |
| 570 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 63 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 49 | |
| 47 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 to 50 | |
| 55 to 56 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 to 60 | |
| 66 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 22 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 93 to 98.4 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 2.2 to 2.7 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.6 to 1.3 | |
| 92.5 to 94.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 4.8 to 6.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.040 to 0.16 | |
| 0.45 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |