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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4449 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 EN 1.4449 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
78
Shear Strength, MPa 130
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
19
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
160
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
62.4 to 69.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
11.5 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
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