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AZ91D Magnesium vs. ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel

AZ91D magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CK20 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 AZ91D magnesium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 80
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 4.5
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 85
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 220
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 130
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
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
25
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 7.7
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 34
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 46
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
46.7 to 58
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.7 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0