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ZC63A Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 ZC63A magnesium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 48
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
72
Shear Strength, MPa 130
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 98
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 550
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.3 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.2 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0