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AZ80A Magnesium vs. EN 1.8915 Steel

AZ80A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.8915 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 AZ80A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.8915 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 8.5
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 170
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 190
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 77
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 59
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.5
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 24
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 600
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51 to 55
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 60 to 63
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.8 to 9.2
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
95.2 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 89 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.12 to 0.5
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0