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ISO-WD32260-T6 Magnesium

ISO-WD32260-T6 is ISO-WD32260 magnesium in the T6 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and artificially aged until it meets standard mechanical property requirements. It has the lowest ductility compared to the other variants of ISO-WD32260 magnesium.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare ISO-WD32260-T6 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

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

46 GPa 6.6 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

4.5 %

Fatigue Strength

150 MPa 21 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

18 GPa 2.6 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

190 MPa 28 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

330 MPa 48 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

250 MPa 36 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

330 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

120 °C 240 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

600 °C 1110 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

520 °C 980 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

970 J/kg-K 0.23 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

110 W/m-K 66 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

27 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

28 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

140 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

13 % relative

Density

1.9 g/cm3 120 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

23 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg 70 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

940 L/kg 110 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

14 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

690 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

63 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

49 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

56 points

Thermal Diffusivity

63 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

19 points

Alloy Composition

Magnesium (Mg)Mg 92.7 to 94.8
Zinc (Zn)Zn 4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr)Zr 0.45 to 0.8
Residualsres. 0 to 0.3

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ISO 3116: Magnesium and magnesium alloys - Wrought magnesium alloys

Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology, Suveen N. Mathaudhu et al. (editors), 2014