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AM50A Magnesium vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 AM50A magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
70.7 to 78
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0