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AISI 317LN Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC95310 Magnesium

AISI 317LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC95310 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 317LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
45
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
17
Shear Strength, MPa 430
160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
50

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 67.9
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.9 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.0050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010