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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC65120 Magnesium

EN 1.4659 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65120 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
45
Elongation at Break, % 49
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
17
Shear Strength, MPa 640
92
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.8 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.0050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
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