MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. 6101 Aluminum

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
190 to 200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
89 to 93

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1