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AM50A Magnesium vs. Sintered 2014 Aluminum

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while sintered 2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AM50A magnesium and the bottom bar is sintered 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
0.5 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
52 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
97 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
10
Density, g/cm3 1.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
1.0 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
68 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.2 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
91.5 to 96.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
3.5 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5