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AM60B Magnesium vs. 2024 Aluminum

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 2024 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
27
Shear Strength, MPa 140
130 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 1.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
90.7 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15