AZ91E-F Magnesium
AZ91E-F magnesium is AZ91E magnesium in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. It has the lowest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of AZ91E magnesium. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare AZ91E-F magnesium to other magnesium alloys (top) and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
75
Compressive (Crushing) Strength
310 MPa 45 x 103 psi
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
46 GPa 6.7 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
2.5 %
Fatigue Strength
81 MPa 12 x 103 psi
Fracture Toughness
13 MPa-m1/2 12 x 103 psi-in1/2
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
0.79 J 0.58 ft-lb
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
18 GPa 2.6 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
89 MPa 13 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
160 MPa 23 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
96 MPa 14 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
350 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
130 °C 270 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
600 °C 1100 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
500 °C 930 °F
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
990 J/kg-K 0.24 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
84 W/m-K 49 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
27 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
12 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
60 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
12 % relative
Density
1.7 g/cm3 110 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
22 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
990 L/kg 120 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
3.4 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
100 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
69 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
25 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
37 points
Thermal Diffusivity
49 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
9.0 points
Alloy Composition
| Mg | 88.8 to 91.3 | |
| Al | 8.1 to 9.3 | |
| Zn | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| Mn | 0.17 to 0.35 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.015 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.3 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings
Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology, Suveen N. Mathaudhu et al. (editors), 2014
Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993