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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 48
280 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
75
Shear Strength, MPa 110
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
850
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
30 to 46

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
70.4 to 78.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0