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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. AWS E316LMn

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E316LMn belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
24
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
47.5 to 59.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.9
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