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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. 1350 Aluminum

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 1350 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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-MC21310 magnesium and the bottom bar is 1350 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
68
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
1.4 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86
24 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120
44 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
68 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
25 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
61 to 62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
200 to 210

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
0.77 to 54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
4.4 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
7.0 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
14 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
96
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
3.0 to 8.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
99.5 to 100
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1