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EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC65120 Magnesium

EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC65120 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 1.4567 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65120 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 51
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 260
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 490
92
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 780
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 390
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 400
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
9.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 63.3 to 71.5
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.8 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.0050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010