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AM60A Magnesium vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S46800 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 S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
98
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
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
76.5 to 81.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0