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AM60A Magnesium vs. EN 1.7701 Steel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.7701 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.7701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
670 to 2010

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 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.2 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0