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AM60B Magnesium vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.39
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
98.3 to 99.159
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0