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AZ91B Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1030 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 SAE-AISI 1030 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
150 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Shear Strength, MPa 140
330 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
530 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
230 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.34
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
98.7 to 99.12
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0