EV31A Magnesium vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel
EV31A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 EV31A magnesium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 | |
| 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 86 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 90 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 65 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 22 |