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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

AISI 316L 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 (4, 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
17
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010