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M1A Magnesium vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

M1A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 M1A magnesium and the bottom bar is S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.5
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
78
Shear Strength, MPa 120
740 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 88
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.7 to 76.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 97.2 to 98.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0