ZK60A (MgZn6Zr, M16600) Magnesium

Magnesium Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density1.9g/cm³

Elastic Modulus46GPa

Tensile Strength320 to 330MPa

Yield Strength230 to 250MPa

Brinell HardnessUnknown

Maximum Service Temperature120°C

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Chemical Composition

92.5 to 94.8%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.3%

4.8 to 6.2%

0.45 to 1.0%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

46 GPa

Elongation at Break

4.5 to 9.9 %

Fatigue Strength

150 to 180 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

18 GPa

Shear Strength

170 to 190 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

320 to 330 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

230 to 250 MPa

Physical

Density

1.9 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

330 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

120 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

600 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

550 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

960 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

120 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

66 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

26 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

19 to 20 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

29 to 30 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

140 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

14 to 29 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

570 to 690 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

63 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

47 to 49 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

55 to 56 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

13 % relative

Embodied Carbon

23 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg 70 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

940 L/kg

Embodied Water

940 L/kg 110 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

M16600MgZn6ZrZK60A (MgZn6Zr, M16600) Magnesium

Standards

ASTM B107 ASTM B107: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Profiles, Tubes, and Wire

ASTM B107 ASTM B107: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Profiles, Tubes, and Wire Advances in Wrought Magnesium Alloys: Fundamentals of Processing, Properties and Applications, Colleen Bettles and Matthew Barnett (editors), 2012 ASTM B91: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Forgings 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. Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993

ASTM B91 ASTM B91: Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Forgings