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N08801 Stainless Steel vs. WE54A Magnesium

N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N08801 stainless steel and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.3 to 5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
98 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
17
Shear Strength, MPa 570
150 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.3
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3