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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. AISI 430 Stainless Steel

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AISI 430 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is AISI 430 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 160
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
8.5
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
79.1 to 84
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0