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AM50A Magnesium vs. AWS BVAu-7

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 AM50A magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
15

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
3.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Gold (Au), % 0
49.5 to 50.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
24.5 to 25.5
Palladium (Pd), % 0
23.9 to 26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.0010