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AM50A Magnesium vs. EN 1.1191 Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.1191 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 EN 1.1191 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
210 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72
Shear Strength, MPa 120
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
630 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
260 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
97.3 to 99.08
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0