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AZ91A Magnesium vs. ASTM A182 Grade F24

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F24 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 AZ91A magnesium and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F24.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
74
Shear Strength, MPa 140
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.0
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
94.5 to 96.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0