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AS41B Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
420
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
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
96.7 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0