ISO-WD43150 (MgMn2) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density1.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus45GPa
Tensile Strength250MPa
Yield Strength150MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature95°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.010%
MN
1.2 to 2.0%
SI
0 to 0.1%
CU
0 to 0.050%
MG
97.5 to 98.8%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
45 GPa
Elongation at Break
2.8 %
Fatigue Strength
100 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
18 GPa
Shear Strength
140 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
250 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
150 MPa
Physical
Density
1.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
350 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
95 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
610 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
990 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
140 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
81 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
27 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
31 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
170 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.1 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
250 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
71 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
41 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
52 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
12 % relative
Embodied Carbon
24 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
970 L/kg
Embodied Water
970 L/kg 120 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ISO-WD43150 (MgMn2) MagnesiumMgMn2
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