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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. EN 1.3519 Steel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3519 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 EN 1.3519 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 48
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
95.4 to 96.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0