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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. Austenitic Grey Cast Iron

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while austenitic grey cast iron 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 austenitic grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
110 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
69 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
150 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1290 to 1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
14 to 24
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.7 to 8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.1 to 4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
43 to 65
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
93 to 120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
5.3 to 8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
7.9 to 11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
4.5 to 6.5