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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. EN 1.0511 Steel

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.0511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.0511 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Shear Strength, MPa 160
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
300

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.1
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
97.4 to 99.13
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
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