Magnesium Alloys, General

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Magnesium Alloys, General
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Magnesium Alloy
Material Notes:	These properties are typical of commercial magnesium alloys. Some properties, such as strength, impact, and hardness, vary too much for a reasonable generalization. See entries for individual alloys for more specific information.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.74 - 1.85 g/cc	0.0629 - 0.0668 lb/in³

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Modulus of Elasticity	45.0 GPa	6530 ksi
Poissons Ratio	0.35	0.35
Shear Modulus	17.0 GPa	2470 ksi

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000500 - 0.0000175 ohm-cm	0.00000500 - 0.0000175 ohm-cm

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Heat of Fusion	370 J/g	159 BTU/lb
CTE, linear	26.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 - 100 °C	14.4 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 - 212 °F
	27.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 - 200 °C	15.0 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 - 392 °F
	28.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 25.0 - 260 °C	15.6 µin/in-°F @Temperature 77.0 - 500 °F
Specific Heat Capacity	0.960 - 1.05 J/g-°C	0.229 - 0.251 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity	45.0 - 135 W/m-K	312 - 937 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F
Melting Point	470 - 650 °C	878 - 1200 °F
Solidus	470 - 650 °C	878 - 1200 °F
Liquidus	595 - 650 °C	1100 - 1200 °F

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Magnesium, Mg	85 - 100 %	85 - 100 %

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