AZ81A Magnesium vs. ASTM B631 Class C
AZ81A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ASTM B631 class C belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 AZ81A magnesium and the bottom bar is ASTM B631 class C.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 66 to 71 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 2090 to 2230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 84 | |
| 450 to 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 55 to 63 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 65 | |
| 36 to 43 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 55 to 59 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 860 to 920 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 70 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 | |
| 180 to 200 |