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ZC63A Magnesium vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 ZC63A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 48
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 98
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 550
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
22
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
51.9 to 62.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.2 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0