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ISO-WD32250 Magnesium vs. Grade 12 Titanium

ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 ISO-WD32250 magnesium and the bottom bar is grade 12 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 8.6
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 330
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 290
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
37
Density, g/cm3 1.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 26
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 930
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 67
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49 to 51
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 58 to 60
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.9 to 97.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
97.6 to 99.2
Zinc (Zn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4