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AZ91B Magnesium vs. AWS E312

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E312 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
52.3 to 63.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0