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AZ91A Magnesium vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S31727 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 S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
78
Shear Strength, MPa 140
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
53.7 to 61.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0