ISO-WD32260 (MgZn6Zr) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
T5
Property Overview
Density1.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus46GPa
Tensile Strength340MPa
Yield Strength250MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature120°C
Chemical Composition
MG
92.7 to 94.8%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
ZN
4.8 to 6.2%
ZR
0.45 to 0.8%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
46 GPa
Elongation at Break
6.0 %
Fatigue Strength
190 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
18 GPa
Shear Strength
200 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
340 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
250 MPa
Physical
Density
1.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
330 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
600 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
520 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
970 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
110 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
63 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
27 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
28 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
140 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
19 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
700 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
63 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
51 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
58 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
13 % relative
Embodied Carbon
23 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 70 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
940 L/kg
Embodied Water
940 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ISO-WD32260 (MgZn6Zr) MagnesiumMgZn6Zr
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