EN-MC21230 Magnesium vs. EN 1.0050 Steel
EN-MC21230 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.0050 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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-MC21230 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0050 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 63 | |
150 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 99 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 130 | |
330 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
530 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 520 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 72 | |
53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
6.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 63 | |
7.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
1.7 |
Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 990 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 | |
81 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 | |
210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 71 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 43 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
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Aluminum (Al), % | 5.5 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
99.876 to 100 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 90.5 to 94.4 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.014 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.055 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.055 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |