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AM60B Magnesium vs. AWS BAg-26

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS BAg-26 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-26.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
26
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
410

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
5.6

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
37 to 39
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
24 to 26
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
31 to 35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15