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AZ91B Magnesium vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.7383 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
74
Shear Strength, MPa 140
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
300 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.9
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
94.3 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0