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AS41B Magnesium vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5638 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 AS41B magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
410

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.0
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
94.4 to 96.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0