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AZ91B Magnesium vs. S35140 Stainless Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S35140 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 S35140 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
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
78
Shear Strength, MPa 140
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
14
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
31
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
78
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
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
44.1 to 52.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
25 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0