ISO-WD32250 (MgZn3Zr) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
T5
Property Overview
Density1.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus45GPa
Tensile Strength310MPa
Yield Strength290MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature120°C
Chemical Composition
MG
94.9 to 97.1%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
ZN
2.5 to 4.0%
ZR
0.45 to 0.8%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
45 GPa
Elongation at Break
4.5 %
Fatigue Strength
210 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
17 GPa
Shear Strength
180 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
310 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
290 MPa
Physical
Density
1.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
340 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
600 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
550 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
980 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
72 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
26 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
19 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
25 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
130 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
14 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
930 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
67 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
49 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
58 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
13 % relative
Embodied Carbon
24 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 71 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
950 L/kg
Embodied Water
950 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ISO-WD32250 (MgZn3Zr) MagnesiumMgZn3Zr
Standards
ISO 3116 ISO 3116: Magnesium and magnesium alloys - Wrought magnesium alloys
ISO 3116 ISO 3116: Magnesium and magnesium alloys - Wrought magnesium alloys Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology, Suveen N. Mathaudhu et al. (editors), 2014