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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. ZK61A Magnesium

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZK61A 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 ZK61A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
290 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
960
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
940

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
42 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
50 to 53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3