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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.6553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 48
210 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
330 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.7
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21 to 23

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
95.6 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0