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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.8872 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.8
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
95.1 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0