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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. EQ21A Magnesium

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EQ21A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is EQ21A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
17
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
980
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
93.9 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3