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EN 1.0449 Cast Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN 1.0449 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 1.0449 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Elongation at Break, % 28
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 100
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010