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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI M1 Steel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 SAE-AISI M1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
730 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
18
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 66

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
81 to 84.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0