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AZ91B Magnesium vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S20431 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 S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Shear Strength, MPa 140
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
66.1 to 74.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0