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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
76
Shear Strength, MPa 160
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
11
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
63 to 76.4
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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