MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. 324.0 Aluminum

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 324.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is 324.0 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
71
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
3.0 to 4.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
77 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
6.8 to 8.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
85 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
29 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.7 to 14

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.3 to 92.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
7.0 to 8.0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2