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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. EN 1.0425 Steel

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.0425 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0425 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Shear Strength, MPa 160
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.2
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
96.9 to 99.18
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.8 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0