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AM50A Magnesium vs. AISI 429 Stainless Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 429 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
81.8 to 86
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
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 to 0.22
0