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ZC63A Magnesium vs. EN 1.5536 Steel

ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 48
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
460 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 98
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 550
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 47

Alloy Composition


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Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.6 to 98.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.2 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0