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ZC63A Magnesium vs. EN 1.3519 Steel

ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3519 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 ZC63A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3519 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 48
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 98
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 550
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
95.4 to 96.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.2 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0