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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
270 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
300 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Shear Strength, MPa 130
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
13
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31 to 50

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
71.3 to 77.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
6.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
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