AS41A (AS41A-F, M10410) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density1.6g/cm³
Elastic Modulus45GPa
Tensile Strength230MPa
Yield Strength140MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature110°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.030%
MN
0.2 to 0.5%
SI
0.5 to 1.5%
CU
0 to 0.060%
AL
3.5 to 5.0%
MG
92.8 to 95.8%
ZN
0 to 0.12%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
45 GPa
Elongation at Break
11 %
Fatigue Strength
100 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
17 GPa
Shear Strength
130 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
230 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
140 MPa
Physical
Density
1.6 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
370 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
110 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
620 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
570 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
1000 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
68 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
41 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
26 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
17 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
92 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
21 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
220 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
72 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
980 L/kg
Embodied Water
980 L/kg 120 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
AS41A (AS41A-F, M10410) MagnesiumAS41A-FM10410
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.