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AZ91B Magnesium vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4462 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 AZ91B magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
63.7 to 71.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0