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AZ91A Magnesium vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
81
Shear Strength, MPa 140
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
29 to 36.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0