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AM60A Magnesium vs. AWS BVAu-2

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-2.

AM60A (AM60A-F, M10600) MagnesiumAWS BVAu-2 (P00807) Vacuum Service Filler Metal
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
92
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
9.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
2.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
19.5 to 20.5
Gold (Au), % 0
79.5 to 80.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.0010