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AM60A Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 SAE-AISI S2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

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
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
96 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0