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AM50A Magnesium vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.8873 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 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.2
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
93.6 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15