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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 SAE-AISI M43 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
810 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
33
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
27 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 71

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
70.8 to 76
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.3 to 3.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0