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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.9
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 41

Alloy Composition


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Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
97.7 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
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