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AM60A Magnesium vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
77 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
72
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
85.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25