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AM60A Magnesium vs. AWS E240

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.6 to 68.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0