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EN-MC21120 Magnesium vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

EN-MC21120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F5a belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 EN-MC21120 magnesium and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63 to 75
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 6.7
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 84 to 96
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
74
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 160
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 270
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 170
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 76
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 59
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.0 to 15
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 43
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43 to 53
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
91.4 to 95.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.6 to 91.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0