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AM60A Magnesium vs. R56401 Titanium

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R56401 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 R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Shear Strength, MPa 130
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 1.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
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 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0