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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. 5050 Aluminum

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 5050 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-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
36 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
26
Shear Strength, MPa 160
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 1.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.7
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4
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 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15