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AZ91A Magnesium vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
79
Shear Strength, MPa 140
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.6 to 67.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0