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AWS BVAg-29 vs. EN-MC21230 Magnesium

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN-MC21230 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 AWS BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is EN-MC21230 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 710
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
1000
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
1.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 8.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 22.5 to 25.5
0 to 0.010
Indium (In), % 14 to 15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
90.5 to 94.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 60.5 to 62.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010