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ASTM B817 Type II vs. EQ21A Magnesium

ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EQ21A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 B817 type II and the bottom bar is EQ21A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
44
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 13
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 530
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900 to 960
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780 to 900
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 350
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
980
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
80
Density, g/cm3 4.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 40
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 650
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26 to 120
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2890 to 3890
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55 to 58
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45 to 47
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 62 to 66
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chlorine (Cl), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.35 to 1.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
93.9 to 96.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sodium (Na), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 82.1 to 87.8
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3