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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. AWS E16-8-2

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E16-8-2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 EN-MC21210 magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS E16-8-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
68 to 76.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
7.5 to 9.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0