AZ91E Magnesium vs. AZ92A Magnesium
Both AZ91E magnesium and AZ92A magnesium are magnesium alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AZ91E magnesium and the bottom bar is AZ92A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 47 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 6.2 | |
| 2.1 to 6.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 81 to 85 | |
| 76 to 90 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 89 to 150 | |
| 97 to 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 to 260 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 96 to 130 | |
| 83 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 500 | |
| 440 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 980 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 84 | |
| 44 to 58 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 to 12 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 52 to 60 | |
| 53 to 62 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 990 | |
| 980 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.4 to 12 | |
| 4.0 to 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 190 | |
| 73 to 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 | |
| 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 42 | |
| 26 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 53 | |
| 38 to 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 49 | |
| 25 to 33 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 to 15 | |
| 10 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.1 to 9.3 | |
| 8.3 to 9.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 88.8 to 91.3 | |
| 86.7 to 90 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.17 to 0.35 | |
| 0.1 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 1.6 to 2.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |