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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. ZC63A Magnesium

S32520 stainless 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 (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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
60
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
48
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
19
Shear Strength, MPa 560
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
920

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3