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AZ61A Magnesium vs. EN 1.0545 Steel

AZ61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.0545 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 AZ61A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0545 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 62
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 56
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 7.2
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
95.5 to 99.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 90.3 to 93.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0