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WE43B Magnesium vs. AWS ER80S-Ni3

WE43B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS ER80S-Ni3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 ER80S-Ni3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
4.0
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 28
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
93.2 to 96.6
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 93.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
3.0 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
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