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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Shear Strength, MPa 130
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
37
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
29 to 40.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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