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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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-MC21210 magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 48
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 110
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 25

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
65 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0