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AM60B Magnesium vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
74.4 to 81
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
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0