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AM60A Magnesium vs. Grade 26 Titanium

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade 26 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 grade 26 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
41
Shear Strength, MPa 130
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 1.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
28

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 99.92
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4