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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1000
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
980

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010