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AZ91A Magnesium vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
75
Shear Strength, MPa 140
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0
56.9 to 60.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0