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AZ91A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Shear Strength, MPa 140
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
85.8 to 89.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010