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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.3559 Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3559 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 EN 1.3559 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
500 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.2
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 42

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
97.2 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.6 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0