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AZ61A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

AZ61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4986 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 AZ61A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 62
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 56
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 7.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
59.4 to 66.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 90.3 to 93.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0