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ZK40A Magnesium vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

ZK40A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.3555 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 1.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 65
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
85.4 to 87.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.2 to 96.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0