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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. ZC63A Magnesium

S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
60
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
48
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
19
Shear Strength, MPa 400
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
950
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 7.6
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
920

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3