EN-MC21110 (MgAl8Zn1) Magnesium

EN-MC21110 magnesium is a magnesium alloy. MC21110 is the EN numeric designation for this material. MgAl8Zn1 is the EN chemical designation. Additionally, the British Standard (BS) designation is MAG 1. And the AFNOR (French) designation is G-A6Z.

The properties of EN-MC21110 magnesium include two common variations. This page shows summary ranges across both of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare EN-MC21110 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.

EN-MC21110-F Magnesium EN-MC21110-T4 Magnesium

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

58 to 63

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

46 GPa 6.6 x 10⁶ psi

Elongation at Break

2.8 to 6.7 %

Fatigue Strength

75 to 78 MPa 11 x 10³ psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

18 GPa 2.6 x 10⁶ psi

Shear Strength

120 to 160 MPa 17 to 23 x 10³ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

200 to 270 MPa 29 to 39 x 10³ psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

100 to 120 MPa 15 to 17 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

350 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

130 °C 260 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

600 °C 1120 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

500 °C 930 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

990 J/kg-K 0.24 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

80 W/m-K 46 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

26 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

12 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

61 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

12 % relative

Density

1.7 g/cm³ 110 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

23 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg 68 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

990 L/kg 120 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

4.9 to 14 MJ/m³

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

120 to 150 kJ/m³

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

69 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

33 to 44 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

45 to 54 points

Thermal Diffusivity

47 mm²/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

12 to 16 points

Alloy Composition

Magnesium (Mg)Mg		89.6 to 92.6
Aluminum (Al)Al		7.0 to 8.7
Zinc (Zn)Zn		0.35 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn)Mn		0.1 to 0.35
Silicon (Si)Si		0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu)Cu		0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe)Fe		0 to 0.0050
Nickel (Ni)Ni		0 to 0.0020
Residualsres.		0 to 0.010