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AWS ERTi-2 vs. EN-MC95310 Magnesium

AWS ERTi-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 AWS ERTi-2 and the bottom bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
45
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
50

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
34
Density, g/cm3 4.5
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.7
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.9 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 99.667 to 99.92
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010