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EN 1.7390 Steel vs. ISO-WD32250 Magnesium

EN 1.7390 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.7390 steel and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32250 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 16
4.5 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
170 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
17
Shear Strength, MPa 440
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
310 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
240 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
980
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
14 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
630 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
67
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
49 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
58 to 60
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
94.9 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3