EV31A Magnesium vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel
EV31A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4104 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 1.4104 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 400 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 630 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 350 to 560 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 86 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 90 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 7.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 | |
| 77 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 310 to 800 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 65 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 22 to 27 |