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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4837 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
20
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
53.4 to 63.7
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.5
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