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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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-MC21210 magnesium and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
9.1 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
74
Shear Strength, MPa 110
600 to 890
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
970 to 1500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
690 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
1240 to 5740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
33 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29 to 45

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
67.8 to 71.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0