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AM50A Magnesium vs. EN 1.8831 Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.8831 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 1.8831 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
480

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
96.6 to 99.98
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0