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AS41A Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1046 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 AS41A magnesium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72
Shear Strength, MPa 130
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
370 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.43 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
98.4 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0