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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

AISI 403 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 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
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 28
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010