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AM50A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
37.4 to 48.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0