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WE43B Magnesium vs. AWS ENiCrFe-3

WE43B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 AWS ENiCrFe-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
65
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 28
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 10
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 93.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
5.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
52 to 81
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.4 to 4.4
0
Yttrium (Y), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5