EV31A Magnesium vs. EN 1.1165 Cast Steel
EV31A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.1165 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 EV31A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1165 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 | |
| 11 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 200 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 600 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 290 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 86 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 90 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 | |
| 81 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 230 to 1010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 65 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 21 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 19 to 25 |