AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. QE22A Magnesium
AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while QE22A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 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 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is QE22A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 44 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 18 | |
| 2.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 850 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 17 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1110 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1930 | |
| 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 1860 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 340 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 970 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 to 110 | |
| 5.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 60 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.3 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 93.1 to 95.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |