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EN AC-41000 Aluminum vs. EN-MC21110 Magnesium

EN AC-41000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN-MC21110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium 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 EN AC-41000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN-MC21110 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 57 to 97
58 to 63
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
46
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
2.8 to 6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 71
75 to 78
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 280
200 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 210
100 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
990

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 11
4.9 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 46 to 300
120 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
69
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
45 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 97.6
7.0 to 8.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
89.6 to 92.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.4
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants