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AM60B Magnesium vs. AWS BAg-1

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS BAg-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 AWS BAg-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
690

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
44 to 46
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
14 to 18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15