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AZ61A Magnesium vs. N08811 Stainless Steel

AZ61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08811 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 AZ61A magnesium and the bottom bar is N08811 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 62
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 56
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 7.2
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
39.5 to 50.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 90.3 to 93.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0