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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. AM50A Magnesium

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AM50A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
58
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Shear Strength, MPa 300
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
990

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
4.4 to 5.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
0 to 0.0040
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
93.7 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.26 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.22