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AZ91A Magnesium vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
81
Shear Strength, MPa 140
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
43.1 to 51.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0