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AS41A Magnesium vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08926 stainless 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 N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
80
Shear Strength, MPa 130
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
41.7 to 50.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0