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AM60A Magnesium vs. AWS ENiCrFe-3

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 AWS ENiCrFe-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
5.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
52 to 81
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5