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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. M1A Magnesium

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while M1A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is M1A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
970

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
88
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
97.2 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3