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AM50A Magnesium vs. Grey Cast Iron

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
180
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
69
Shear Strength, MPa 120
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.1 to 3.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
92.1 to 93.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0