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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
17
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010