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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
60.9 to 68
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0