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AM60B Magnesium vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 140
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
62.1 to 69.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0