AZ31B-O Magnesium vs. Annealed ASTM B541
AZ31B-O magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while annealed ASTM B541 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 AZ31B-O magnesium and the bottom bar is annealed ASTM B541.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 38 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 | |
| 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
| 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 1110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
| 4.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 | |
| 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 1090 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 3.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 70 | |
| 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 39 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.4 to 3.6 | |
| 0 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 13.5 to 15.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 70.5 to 72.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 93.6 to 97.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |