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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72
Shear Strength, MPa 150
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
25
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
66

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
130

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
60.7 to 65
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0