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AS41B Magnesium vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Shear Strength, MPa 120
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
66.7 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0