ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. EV31A Magnesium
ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EV31A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 24 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 ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is EV31A magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 440 | |
| 70 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 44 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 25 | |
| 3.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 750 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 to 73 | |
| 17 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1470 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 1340 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 to 1420 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 480 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 50 | |
| 86 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.7 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.9 | |
| 90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 1.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 130 | |
| 8.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 4770 | |
| 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 52 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
| 16 |