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AM60A Magnesium vs. EN 1.6311 Steel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.6311 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.6311 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.9
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
95.9 to 98
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0