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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN 1.5510 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 190
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
17
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.1 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010