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AZ63A Magnesium vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

AZ63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.6982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 AZ63A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 8.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 83
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 270
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 81 to 120
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52 to 65
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12 to 15
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 59 to 74
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
10
Density, g/cm3 1.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7 to 16
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 71 to 160
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 66
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 51
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29 to 37
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.3 to 6.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
78.7 to 84.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.6 to 92.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
3.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0