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S44700 Stainless Steel vs. ZK61A Magnesium

S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZK61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 S44700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZK61A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
46
Elongation at Break, % 23
5.8 to 7.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
120 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
18
Shear Strength, MPa 380
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
180 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
960
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
15 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
370 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
42 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
50 to 53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 68.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3