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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4588 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
84

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
41.2 to 50.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
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