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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. ZC63A Magnesium

SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
60
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
48
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
19
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
920

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3