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AZ91B Magnesium vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
49.5 to 56.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0