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AM50A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4371 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 EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
66.7 to 74.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0