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AM60A Magnesium vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while sintered 6061 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5