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EN-MC21220 Magnesium vs. ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu

EN-MC21220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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-MC21220 magnesium and the bottom bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
37
Shear Strength, MPa 120
470 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
760 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
5.6 to 6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
4.6 to 5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
17 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
39 to 61

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
15.5 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.5 to 95.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0.8 to 1.2
Palladium (Pd), % 0
43 to 45
Platinum (Pt), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
37 to 39
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4