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AZ91B Magnesium vs. ZA-12

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 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 ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
89 to 100
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 160
230 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
83
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
33
Shear Strength, MPa 140
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 1.7
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
87.1 to 89