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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4521 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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-MC65210 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
78
Shear Strength, MPa 150
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
39

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
74.6 to 81.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0