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AM60A Magnesium vs. 5086 Aluminum

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 5086 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
65 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
1.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
88 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130
160 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15