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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC35110 Magnesium

AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC35110 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-MC35110 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
63
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
18
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010