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AZ91E Magnesium vs. EN 1.8901 Steel

AZ91E magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.8901 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 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 AZ91E magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.8901 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 6.2
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 81 to 85
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 0.79 to 2.8
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Shear Strength, MPa 89 to 150
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 260
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 130
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10 to 12
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52 to 60
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.4 to 12
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 190
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 42
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 53
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 15
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 8.1 to 9.3
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
95 to 99.05
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.8 to 91.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.17 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.22
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0