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AM50A Magnesium vs. R60705 Alloy

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R60705 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 R60705 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
98
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
91 to 98