ZC63A (ZC63A-T6, M16331) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.1g/cm³
Elastic Modulus48GPa
Tensile Strength220MPa
Yield Strength130MPa
Brinell Hardness60HB
Maximum Service Temperature98°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.010%
MN
0.25 to 0.75%
SI
0 to 0.2%
CU
2.4 to 3.0%
MG
89.2 to 91.9%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
ZN
5.5 to 6.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
48 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.3 %
Fatigue Strength
94 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
19 GPa
Shear Strength
130 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
220 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
130 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
60
Physical
Density
2.1 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
330 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
98 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
550 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
470 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.6 %
Specific Heat Capacity
950 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
58 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
26 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
12 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
32 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
140 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.3 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
190 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
58 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
29 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
38 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
13 % relative
Embodied Carbon
22 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 64 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
920 L/kg
Embodied Water
920 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
M16331ZC63A (ZC63A-T6, M16331) MagnesiumZC63A-T6
Standards
ASTM B80 ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings
ASTM B80 ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings 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. Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993