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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN-MC65120 Magnesium

EN 1.8507 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 (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 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65120 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 16
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
17
Shear Strength, MPa 550
92
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
9.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.8 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
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