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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. ZE41A Magnesium

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZE41A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
63
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
18

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
940

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
63
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.7 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3