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ZE63A Magnesium vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

ZE63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ZE63A magnesium and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.7
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
3.9
Density, g/cm3 2.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
94.4 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.6 to 92
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.1 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0