MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

K93603 Alloy vs. ZC63A Magnesium

K93603 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 K93603 alloy and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 810
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
950
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
920

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 64
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 36
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3