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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.6553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
210 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
330 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.7
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
21

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 23

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
95.6 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0