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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC95310 Magnesium

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
45
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
50

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.9 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.0050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010