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AM60B Magnesium vs. AISI 310HCb Stainless Steel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 310HCb 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 310HCb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
78
Shear Strength, MPa 140
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
28
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
210
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 38
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
48 to 57
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0