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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T5 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 T5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
860 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
60
Density, g/cm3 1.9
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
25 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26 to 66

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
60.6 to 68.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0