AZ80A-T6 Magnesium

Magnesium Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density1.7g/cm³

Elastic Modulus46GPa

Tensile Strength320MPa

Yield Strength230MPa

Brinell HardnessUnknown

Maximum Service Temperature130°C

Weight Calculator

Chemical Composition

0 to 0.0050%

0.12 to 0.5%

0 to 0.1%

0 to 0.050%

7.8 to 9.2%

89 to 91.9%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.3%

0.2 to 0.8%

0 to 0.0050%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

46 GPa

Elongation at Break

8.5 %

Fatigue Strength

140 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

18 GPa

Shear Strength

170 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

320 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

230 MPa

Physical

Density

1.7 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

350 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

130 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

600 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

490 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

990 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

77 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

45 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

26 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

19 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

11 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

59 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

24 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

550 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

69 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

51 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

60 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

12 % relative

Embodied Carbon

23 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg 68 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

990 L/kg

Embodied Water

990 L/kg 120 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

AZ80A-T6 Magnesium

Standards

ASTM B91 ASTM B91: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Forgings

ASTM B91 ASTM B91: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Forgings ISO 3116: Magnesium and magnesium alloys - Wrought magnesium alloys Welding and Joining of Magnesium Alloys, Liming Liu (editor), 2010 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. Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993

ISO 3116 ISO 3116: Magnesium and magnesium alloys - Wrought magnesium alloys