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AZ91B Magnesium vs. EN 1.3521 Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3521 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 EN 1.3521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
490 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.8 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0