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AS41A Magnesium vs. EN 1.3515 Steel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3515 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 AS41A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
500 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.3 to 99
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.65 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0