EV31A Magnesium vs. ZA-12
EV31A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 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 EV31A magnesium and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 70 | |
| 89 to 100 |
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 360 | |
| 230 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 73 to 120 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 15 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 86 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 90 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 6.0 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 65 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |