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AZ31C Magnesium vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

AZ31C magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AZ31C magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
10
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 70
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.6 to 76.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.4 to 97
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0