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AZ61A Magnesium vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

AZ61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5503 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 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150
270 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270 to 430

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 62
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 56
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 7.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
98.4 to 99.239
Magnesium (Mg), % 90.3 to 93.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0