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ISO-WD32250 Magnesium vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 ISO-WD32250 magnesium and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 8.6
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 210
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 330
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 290
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
8.5
Density, g/cm3 1.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 26
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 930
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 67
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49 to 51
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 58 to 60
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.5 to 87.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.9 to 97.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0