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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 51B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130
390 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.1
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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition


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Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
97 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
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