AZ61A (AZ61A-F, MgAl6Zn, M11610) Magnesium

Magnesium Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density1.7g/cm³

Elastic Modulus45GPa

Tensile Strength280MPa

Yield Strength170MPa

Brinell HardnessUnknown

Maximum Service Temperature120°C

Weight Calculator

Chemical Composition

0 to 0.0050%

0.15 to 0.5%

0 to 0.1%

0 to 0.050%

5.5 to 7.2%

90.3 to 93.9%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.3%

0.4 to 1.5%

0 to 0.0050%

Mechanical

Compressive (Crushing) Strength

380 MPa

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

45 GPa

Elongation at Break

11 %

Fatigue Strength

130 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

17 GPa

Shear Strength

150 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

280 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

170 MPa

Physical

Density

1.7 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

350 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

120 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

600 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

530 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

990 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

79 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

47 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

27 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

17 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

12 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

62 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

27 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

310 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

69 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

46 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

56 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 67 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

980 L/kg

Embodied Water

980 L/kg 120 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

AZ61A (AZ61A-F, MgAl6Zn, M11610) MagnesiumAZ61A-FM11610MgAl6Zn

Standards

ASTM B107 ASTM B107: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Profiles, Tubes, and Wire

ASTM B107 ASTM B107: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Profiles, Tubes, and Wire 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.

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

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