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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. ZE41A Magnesium

AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 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 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZE41A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
63
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
45
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
18
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
6.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.7 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3