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AISI 410 Stainless Steel vs. WE54A Magnesium

AISI 410 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
4.3 to 5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 350
98 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 470
150 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 770
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 580
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 110
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 860
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.4
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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 0.3