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EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC95320 Magnesium

EN 1.4035 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC95320 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4035 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC95320 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Shear Strength, MPa 430
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
28
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
910

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
5.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 86.9
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.7 to 93.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.4 to 4.4
Yttrium (Y), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010