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AM60A Magnesium vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
72
Shear Strength, MPa 130
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.0
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
1.6 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0