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ISO-WD32250 Magnesium vs. AWS E383

ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 ISO-WD32250 magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 8.6
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 330
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
37
Density, g/cm3 1.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 67
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49 to 51
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 58 to 60
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
15

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
28.8 to 39.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.9 to 97.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0