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AZ91A Magnesium vs. EN 1.5026 Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5026 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.52 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.5 to 97.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0