AZ63A-F Magnesium
AZ63A-F magnesium is AZ63A magnesium in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. It has the lowest strength compared to the other variants of AZ63A magnesium. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare AZ63A-F magnesium to other magnesium alloys (top) and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
46 GPa 6.7 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
4.2 %
Fatigue Strength
76 MPa 11 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
18 GPa 2.6 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
110 MPa 16 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
190 MPa 28 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
81 MPa 12 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
350 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C 250 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
610 °C 1130 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
450 °C 850 °F
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
980 J/kg-K 0.23 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
59 W/m-K 34 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
26 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
15 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
74 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
12 % relative
Density
1.8 g/cm3 110 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
22 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
970 L/kg 120 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.5 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
71 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
66 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
29 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
40 points
Thermal Diffusivity
33 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
11 points
Alloy Composition
| Mg | 88.6 to 92.1 | |
| Al | 5.3 to 6.7 | |
| Zn | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| Mn | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.010 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.3 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Welding and Joining of Magnesium Alloys, Liming Liu (editor), 2010
ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings
Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology, Suveen N. Mathaudhu et al. (editors), 2014
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993