EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. 336.0 Aluminum
EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is 336.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 85 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 75 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 0.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 80 to 93 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 28 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 160 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 | |
| 250 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 190 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 570 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 960 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 900 | |
| 1010 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.6 | |
| 1.1 to 1.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 | |
| 250 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 61 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 25 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 79.1 to 85.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 88.9 to 93.4 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 1.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Yttrium (Y), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |