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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
74
Shear Strength, MPa 160
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
19
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
56.1 to 67
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
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
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