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AS41A Magnesium vs. AWS E310Nb

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E310Nb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 AS41A magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS E310Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
29
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 370
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
44.1 to 53.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
20 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0