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AS41B Magnesium vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 AS41B magnesium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
21
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
56 to 66.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0