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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
72
Shear Strength, MPa 150
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
19

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.6 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.9 to 1.1
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
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