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AZ91B Magnesium vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Shear Strength, MPa 140
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
39.5 to 50.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
30 to 34
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0