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AZ91A Magnesium vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S33550 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
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
79
Shear Strength, MPa 140
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
250
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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