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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 40
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
17
Shear Strength, MPa 550
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0.1 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010