ZE63A (ZE63A-T6, M16630) Magnesium
Magnesium Alloys
Property Overview
Density2g/cm³
Elastic Modulus46GPa
Tensile Strength300MPa
Yield Strength190MPa
Brinell Hardness73HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.010%
CU
0 to 0.1%
MG
89.6 to 92%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
UNSPECIFIED RARE EARTHS RARE E.
2.1 to 3.0%
ZN
5.5 to 6.0%
ZR
0.4 to 1.0%
Mechanical
Compressive (Crushing) Strength
450 MPa
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
46 GPa
Elongation at Break
7.7 %
Fatigue Strength
120 MPa
Fracture Toughness
27 MPa-m 1/2
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
17 GPa
Shear Strength
170 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
300 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
190 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
73
Physical
Density
2.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
330 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
510 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
390 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.6 %
Specific Heat Capacity
950 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
110 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
57 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
27 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
31 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
140 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
20 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
400 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
12 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
58 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
40 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
48 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
22 % relative
Embodied Carbon
24 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
180 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
180 MJ/kg 79 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
920 L/kg
Embodied Water
920 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
M16630ZE63A (ZE63A-T6, M16630) MagnesiumZE63A-T6
Standards
ASTM B80 ASTM B80: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings