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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.7375 Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.7375 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.7375 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
74
Shear Strength, MPa 130
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
3.9
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
94.5 to 96.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
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