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WE43B Magnesium vs. ASTM B540 Palladium

WE43B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 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 WE43B magnesium and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
1.1 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
39
Shear Strength, MPa 140
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
830 to 1240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
620 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
4.9 to 5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53
3.5 to 3.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.9
13

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
1790 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
18 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
41 to 61

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
13.5 to 14.5
Gold (Au), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 93.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
34 to 36
Platinum (Pt), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Silver (Ag), % 0
29 to 31
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.4 to 4.4
0
Yttrium (Y), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3