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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EZ33A Magnesium

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EZ33A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
2.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
17
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
9.2

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.5 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 3.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3