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AM60B Magnesium vs. ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA40F steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
81.6 to 88.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0