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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
34
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
85

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
42.6 to 51.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.5
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