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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. EN-MC65210 Magnesium

EN 1.8152 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
59
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.6 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010