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AZ91B Magnesium vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 AZ91B magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
82
Shear Strength, MPa 140
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
21
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
58 to 68
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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