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AZ91A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 AZ91A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
74.4 to 80.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0