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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. QE22A Magnesium

AISI 420F stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while QE22A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is QE22A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Shear Strength, MPa 460
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
5.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
60
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
93.1 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3