Magnesium Elektron Elektron® A8 Magnesium Alloy

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Magnesium Elektron Elektron® A8 Magnesium Alloy
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Magnesium Alloy
Material Notes:	General purpose alloy. Good founding properties. Good ductility, strength and shock resistance. Also available as a high purity grade. Information provided by Magnesium Elektron.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Specific Gravity	1.81 g/cc	1.81 g/cc

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Vickers	55 - 70	55 - 70	as sand cast
	55 - 70	55 - 70	sand cast + solution treated
Tensile Strength at Break	140 MPa	20300 psi	Sand cast
	185 MPa	26800 psi	Chill cast
	200 MPa	29000 psi	Sand cast, + solution treated
	230 MPa	33400 psi	Chill cast, + solution treated
Tensile Strength, Yield	80.0 MPa @Strain 0.2 %	11600 psi @Strain 0.2 %	Chill cast, + solution treated
	80.0 MPa @Strain 0.2 %	11600 psi @Strain 0.2 %	Sand cast, + solution treated
	85.0 MPa @Strain 0.2 %	12300 psi @Strain 0.2 %	Sand cast
	85.0 MPa @Strain 0.2 %	12300 psi @Strain 0.2 %	Chill cast
Elongation at Break	2.0 %	2.0 %	Sand cast
	4.0 %	4.0 %	Chill cast
	7.0 %	7.0 %	Sand cast, + solution treated
	10 %	10 %	Chill cast, + solution treated
Compressive Yield Strength	75.0 - 90.0 MPa @Strain 0.2 %	10900 - 13100 psi @Strain 0.2 %	as cast
Compressive Strength	280 - 340 MPa	40600 - 49300 psi	as cast
	325 - 415 MPa	47100 - 60200 psi	Solution treated
Fatigue Strength	58.0 - 64.0 MPa @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	8410 - 9280 psi @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	Rotating bend; semi-circular notch, radius 1.2 mm, as cast
	60.0 - 70.0 MPa @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	8700 - 10200 psi @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	Rotating bend; semi-circular notch, radius 1.2 mm, solution treated
	75.0 - 90.0 MPa @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	10900 - 13100 psi @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	Unnotched Rotating Bend, as cast
	75.0 - 90.0 MPa @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	10900 - 13100 psi @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	Unnotched Rotating Bend, solution treated

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.0000134 ohm-cm	0.0000134 ohm-cm

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	27.2 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 - 200 °C	15.1 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 - 392 °F
Specific Heat Capacity	1.00 J/g-°C	0.239 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity	84.0 W/m-K	583 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Aluminum, Al	8.0 %	8.0 %
Magnesium, Mg	91.2 %	91.2 %	As Balance
Manganese, Mn	0.30 %	0.30 %
Zinc, Zn	0.50 %	0.50 %

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