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ISO-WD32250 Magnesium vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 8.6
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 210
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 330
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 290
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 1.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 26
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 930
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 67
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49 to 51
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 58 to 60
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
22

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 0
65.6 to 73.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.9 to 97.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0