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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. EZ33A Magnesium

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EZ33A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
9.2

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.5 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 3.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3