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AS41A Magnesium vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 AS41A magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
67.9 to 75
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0