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ZK40A Magnesium vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

ZK40A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 ZK40A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.0
Density, g/cm3 1.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 65
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
96 to 97.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.2 to 96.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0