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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while sintered 6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
0.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
32 to 62
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
52
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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.2 to 0.8
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5