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EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC65210 Magnesium

EN 1.3940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.3940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
59
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.4
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.6 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.0050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010