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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4662 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
430 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
79
Shear Strength, MPa 120
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

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
16
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62.6 to 70.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0