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AM50A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4567 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
22 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
190 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
76
Shear Strength, MPa 120
390 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
550 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
200 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
930
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
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
100 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
19 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
63.3 to 71.5
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
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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