ASTM A369 Grade FP92 vs. WE43A Magnesium
ASTM A369 grade FP92 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while WE43A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 ASTM A369 grade FP92 and the bottom bar is WE43A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 44 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 5.2 to 5.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 85 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 17 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 490 | |
| 160 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 590 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 960 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 55 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 250 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 89 | |
| 910 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 | |
| 280 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 36 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 46 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 85.8 to 89.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 89.5 to 93.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.040 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 4.4 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Yttrium (Y), % | 0 | |
| 3.7 to 4.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |