ZE41A (ZE41A-T5, 3.5101, M16410) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density1.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus45GPa
Tensile Strength210MPa
Yield Strength140MPa
Brinell Hardness63HB
Maximum Service Temperature150°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.010%
MN
0 to 0.15%
CU
0 to 0.1%
MG
91.7 to 95.4%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
UNSPECIFIED RARE EARTHS RARE E.
0.75 to 1.8%
ZN
3.5 to 5.0%
ZR
0.4 to 1.0%
Mechanical
Compressive (Crushing) Strength
350 MPa
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
45 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.3 %
Fatigue Strength
98 MPa
Fracture Toughness
16 MPa-m 1/2
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
18 GPa
Shear Strength
150 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
210 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
140 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
63
Physical
Density
1.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
330 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
150 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
540 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
970 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
110 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
59 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
27 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
12 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
27 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
130 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.1 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
220 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
63 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
31 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
41 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
18 % relative
Embodied Carbon
24 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
170 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
170 MJ/kg 75 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
940 L/kg
Embodied Water
940 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
3.5101M16410ZE41A (ZE41A-T5, 3.5101, M16410) MagnesiumZE41A-T5
Standards
ASTM B403 ASTM B403: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Investment Castings
ASTM B80 ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings