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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
44
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
17
Shear Strength, MPa 400
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010