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AZ81A Magnesium vs. AWS BVPd-1

AZ81A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, 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 AWS BVPd-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 70
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 39
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 50
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 14
9.8

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 8.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
33.9 to 36
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 92.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.060
Palladium (Pd), % 0
64 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0