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AM60B Magnesium vs. AWS E317

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E317 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 E317.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
22
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
56.6 to 66.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
12 to 14
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