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AM60A Magnesium vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
1.1 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
37
Shear Strength, MPa 130
220 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
340 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
4.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
9.6 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
59.5 to 60.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
39.1 to 40.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3