WE43B (WE43B-T6, M18432) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density1.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus44GPa
Tensile Strength250MPa
Yield Strength200MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature180°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.0050%
MN
0 to 0.030%
CU
0 to 0.020%
LI
0 to 0.2%
MG
89.8 to 93.5%
UNSPECIFIED RARE EARTHS RARE E.
2.4 to 4.4%
Y
3.7 to 4.3%
ZN
0 to 0.2%
ZR
0.4 to 1.0%
FE
0 to 0.010%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
44 GPa
Elongation at Break
2.2 %
Fatigue Strength
110 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
17 GPa
Shear Strength
140 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
250 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
200 MPa
Physical
Density
1.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
330 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
550 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.6 %
Specific Heat Capacity
960 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
51 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
28 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
27 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
11 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
53 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
5.2 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
430 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
61 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
36 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
46 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
34 % relative
Embodied Carbon
28 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
250 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
250 MJ/kg 110 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
910 L/kg
Embodied Water
910 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
M18432WE43B (WE43B-T6, M18432) MagnesiumWE43B-T6
Standards
ASTM B80 ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings