AZ91D-T4 Magnesium vs. AZ91E-T4 Magnesium
Both AZ91D-T4 magnesium and AZ91E-T4 magnesium are magnesium alloys. Both are furnished in the T4 temper. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AZ91D-T4 magnesium and the bottom bar is AZ91E-T4 magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 60 | |
| 75 |
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 46 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 | |
| 6.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 85 | |
| 85 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 80 | |
| 98 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 490 | |
| 500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 990 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 78 | |
| 84 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 58 | |
| 52 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 990 | |
| 990 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.7 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 69 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 | |
| 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.3 to 9.7 | |
| 8.1 to 9.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 88.7 to 91.2 | |
| 88.8 to 91.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0.17 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |