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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.7703 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
320 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
74
Shear Strength, MPa 120
420 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.2
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
570 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
94.6 to 96.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0