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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Shear Strength, MPa 120
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
59.1 to 65.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0