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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. 5010 Aluminum

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC21310 magnesium and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
27 to 62
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
69
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86
35 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120
64 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15