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AZ91D Magnesium vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

AZ91D magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S32808 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 AZ91D magnesium and the bottom bar is S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 80
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 4.5
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 85
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
81
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 140
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 220
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 130
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 7.7
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 170
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 34
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 46
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 27.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
58.1 to 62.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.7 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0