MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS BMg-1 vs. 2014 Aluminum

AWS BMg-1 belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 2014 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 AWS BMg-1 and the bottom bar is 2014 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 47
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.8
1.5 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 72
90 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
27
Shear Strength, MPa 100
130 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
190 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
100 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 440
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 76
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 1.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.9
6.6 to 56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
76 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 66
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
8.4 to 22

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
90.4 to 95
Beryllium (Be), % 0.00020 to 0.00080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 86.1 to 89.8
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15