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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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-MC35110 magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
190 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
7.4 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210 to 600
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
410 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
13
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 31

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
70.7 to 78
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0