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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4482 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.4482 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
420 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
78
Shear Strength, MPa 130
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
530 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
12
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
230 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
690 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
66.1 to 74.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
1.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
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