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AM60B Magnesium vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
30.2 to 42.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0