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AZ61A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

AZ61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 AZ61A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 62
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
5.0
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 7.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
87.4 to 92.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 90.3 to 93.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0