EN-MC21320 Magnesium vs. EN 1.0225 Steel
EN-MC21320 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.0225 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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-MC21320 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 68 | |
| 130 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.5 | |
| 6.7 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 95 | |
| 170 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 280 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 440 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 230 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 110 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 66 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 91 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 980 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 15 | |
| 31 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 140 to 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 72 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.5 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 98 to 100 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 92.5 to 95.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |