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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 436 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
12
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
38

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
77.8 to 83.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 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