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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. AISI 310H Stainless Steel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 310H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 310H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
25
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
49.1 to 57
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0