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ISO-WD32250 Magnesium vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 ISO-WD32250 magnesium and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 8.6
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
80
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 330
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
37
Density, g/cm3 1.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 26
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 930
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 67
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49 to 51
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 58 to 60
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
12

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
29 to 40.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.9 to 97.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0