Table 2 Room temperature tensile properties of peak-aged and annealed BioMg250 compared to many other Mg alloys in the literature3,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,26,27,42,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,60,61,62.

From: Rare-earth- and aluminum-free, high strength dilute magnesium alloy for Biomedical Applications

Alloys

Processing condn + loading dir

0.2% yield strength, sy (MPa)

Peak/ultimate strength, su (MPa)

Uniform elongation, eu, %

Total elongation, et, %

Reduction of area, RA, %;

[Ref]

BioMg250-PA

Rolled_RD

267 ± 3

307 ± 1

4.8 ± 0.9

8.8 ± 1.7

13 ± 0

Rolled_DD

260 ± 4

294 ± 2

6.2 ± 1.3

18.9 ± 0.7

25 ± 2

Rolled_TD

214 ± 6

281 ± 6

13.4 ± 1.5

20.6 ± 1.7

27 ± 2

BioMg250-AN

Rolled_RD

129 ± 17

236 ± 5

19.7 ± 1.8

29.3 ± 2.2

32 ± 5

Rolled_DD

118 ± 1

230 ± 1

22.3 ± 1.4

33.3 ± 2.4

34 ± 5

Rolled_TD

105 ± 1

231 ± 1

23.7 ± 3.1

32.7 ± 0.6

30 ± 4

Al-added alloys

AZ31

Rolled_RD

160

220

10

42

AZ41

Ext_ED

218 ± 5

287 ± 6

 

8.2 ± 0.3

8

AZ51

Ext_ED

222 ± 4

302 ± 4

 

8.7 ± 0.4

AZ61

Ext_ED

230

310

 

16

47

AZ91

Ext_ED

272 ± 3

353 ± 0

3.7 ± 0.5

48

Cast + T6

120

200

2

49,50

Mg–8.0Zn–1Al–0.5Cu–0.6Mn

Cast + T6

228

328

 

16

15

Mg–6Zn–1Mn–3Al

Rolled + T6

319

360

 

6.3

12,51

Mg–3.5Al–3.3Ca–0.4Mn

Ext

410

420

 

6

12

RE-added alloys

Mg–2.5Zn–2.5Y–1Mn–(0–0.67) Ca

As-cast

191–231

 

4.8–8.6

14

Mg–8.2Gd–3.8Y–1Zn–0.4Zr

Rolled + T5

426

517

 

4.5

13

Mg–1Ca–1Zn–1Nd–0.6Zr

Cast + T6

153

227

 

7

50

WE43

T5, RD

210

347

 

15

16

T5, TD

230

342

 

12

Al- and RE-free Mg–Zn–Ca–Mn alloys with > 2 wt.% elements

Mg-4Zn

Cast and HT

129

253

11

10

Mg-4Zn–0.1Ca

135

263

11

Mg–4Zn–0.5Ca

Cast + HT

60

211

 

17

52

Ext (320C)

170

273

 

34

Mg–4.7Zn–0.5Ca

Ext

291

329

 

16

12

Mg–6Zn

Ext, ED

125 ± 5

276 ± 1

29.7 ± 2.7

53

Mg–6Zn–0.4Ca

169 ± 4

276 ± 3

21.4 ± 1.1

Mg–6Zn–0.8Ca

230 ± 8

304 ± 1

15.3 ± 1.6

Mg–6.4Zn–0.2Ca–0.2Mn

Ex 300C

202

287

 

24

9

Ex 270C

253

309

 

22

Ex 270 + T5

290

304

 

22

Mg–2Zn–1Mn–(0.3–1.0) Ca

As-cast

60–80

140–180

 

2–8

3

Mg–4Ca

As-cast

34

77

 

2.1

11

Mg–2Ca–0.5Mn–(2–7)Zn

45–83

140–190

 

4.1–8.7

Mg–0.2Ca–2.5Zn

As-cast

As-cast

78

135

 

3.1

26

Mg–0.2Ca–2Zn

68

170

 

6.5

ZK60 (Mg–6Zn–0.5Zr)

As-ext, ED

237

312

 

15.5

54

T5, ED

273

329

 

16.5

Mg–1Ca–1Zn–0.6Zr

Cast + T6

145

241

 

9

50

Ext (350C)

306

314

10.3

12,55

Ext (400C)

262

291

11.7

Al-and RE-free dilute Mg (≤ 2 wt.%)

Mg–0.1Ca

Ext (230C)

290 ± 5

300 ± 4

 

13

56

Mg–1Ca

Ext (230C)

377 ± 5

392 ± 6

 

2

Mg–2Ca

As-cast

47

115

 

3

11

Mg–0.1Ca

Rolled + T5_RD

99

168

 

16

57

Mg–0.4Ca

102

175

 

7.4

Mg–0.4Zn

93

186

 

15.5

Mg–0.3Zn–0.1Ca

93

183

 

24

Mg–0.5Zn–0.1Ca

Rolled + HT_RD

132

207

 

23

58

Mg–1.5Zn–0.1Ca

120

220

 

23

Mg–0.2Zn–0.5Ca

Ext (350C)

64 ± 5

184 ± 11

15 ± 5

16 ± 5

60

Ext + HPT (2 rot) + 1 h/142C

237 ± 10

308 ± 20

1.0 ± 0.6

1.1 ± 0.7

Mg–0.6Zn–0.5Ca

Ext (350C)

117 ± 5

237 ± 3

14 ± 2

15 ± 3

Ext + HPT (2 rot) + 1 h/142C

216 ± 16

238 ± 33

0.4 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.4

Mg–1Zn–0.3Ca

Ext (325C)

247

268

 

20

27

Mg–0.3Al–0.2Ca–0.5Mn

Ext + T5

207

250

 

12.5

60

Mg

ED

124 ± 11

201 ± 13

6.1 ± 1.1

8

Al-6063

T6

215

240

12

61

Al-AA6xxx

T4

120–160

220–290

24–30

62