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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4923 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
300 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Shear Strength, MPa 130
540 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
8.0
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
30 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
83.5 to 87.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0