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AM50A Magnesium vs. AWS E310

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E310 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 E310.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
26
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
44.5 to 53.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
20 to 22.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0