AM100A-T61 Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density1.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus46GPa
Tensile Strength270MPa
Yield Strength140MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature140°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.010%
MN
0.1 to 0.35%
SI
0 to 0.3%
CU
0 to 0.1%
AL
9.3 to 10.7%
MG
87.9 to 90.6%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
ZN
0 to 0.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
46 GPa
Elongation at Break
1.0 %
Fatigue Strength
70 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
18 GPa
Shear Strength
150 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
270 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
140 MPa
Physical
Density
1.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
350 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
140 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
590 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
460 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
990 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
73 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
43 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
25 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
11 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
59 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
2.3 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
210 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
70 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
44 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
54 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
12 % relative
Embodied Carbon
22 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 68 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1000 L/kg
Embodied Water
1000 L/kg 120 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
AM100A-T61 Magnesium
Standards
ASTM B199 ASTM B199: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings
ASTM B199 ASTM B199: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings 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 Environmental Degradation of Advanced and Traditional Engineering Materials, Lloyd H. Hihara et al., 2014.
ASTM B80 ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings