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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T15 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 T15 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
43
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26 to 70

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
67.5 to 73.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.8 to 13
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
4.5 to 5.3
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0