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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. M1A Magnesium

EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while M1A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 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 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is M1A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
45
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
5.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
18
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 550
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
990
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
970

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
88
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
97.2 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3