AM60B (AM60B-F, M10602) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density1.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus45GPa
Tensile Strength230MPa
Yield Strength130MPa
Brinell Hardness62HB
Maximum Service Temperature120°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.0020%
MN
0.24 to 0.6%
SI
0 to 0.1%
CU
0 to 0.010%
AL
5.5 to 6.5%
MG
92.6 to 94.3%
ZN
0 to 0.22%
FE
0 to 0.0050%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
45 GPa
Elongation at Break
11 %
Fatigue Strength
96 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
17 GPa
Shear Strength
140 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
230 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
130 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
62
Physical
Density
1.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
350 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
620 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
540 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
1000 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
61 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
37 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
26 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
13 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
72 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
21 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
190 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
71 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
38 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
50 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
AM60B (AM60B-F, M10602) MagnesiumAM60B-FM10602
Standards
ASTM B94 ASTM B94: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Die Castings
ASTM B94 ASTM B94: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Die 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.