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AZ91B Magnesium vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 AZ91B magnesium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
63.8 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0