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AM60A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4598 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
19
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
60.8 to 70.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0