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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. SAE-AISI H19 Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H19 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H19 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
22
Density, g/cm3 2.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
81.4 to 85.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0