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WE54A Magnesium vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel

WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 WE54A magnesium and the bottom bar is ASTM A732 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
140 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.3 to 5.6
4.0 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 98 to 130
230 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72 to 73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 300
460 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
310 to 1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
470 to 480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
39 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.1 to 7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 47
8.2 to 8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.0 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
1.4 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
19 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
47 to 54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 14
45 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 380
260 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 43
16 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49 to 51
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
14 to 43