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AZ91A Magnesium vs. AWS BVAg-6b

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 AWS BVAg-6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
49 to 51
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 0.0010