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AM50A Magnesium vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
150 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
39.5 to 50.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0