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Iron vs. Magnesium AZ31B-H24 Compare Iron vs. Magnesium AZ31B-H24 strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Iron stronger than Magnesium AZ31B-H24? Magnesium AZ31B-H24 is stronger: its yield strength is 220 MPa against 186 MPa for Iron (18%).
Which is lighter, Iron or Magnesium AZ31B-H24? Magnesium AZ31B-H24 is lighter: 1,769 kg/m³ against 7,860 kg/m³ for Iron.
Which is stiffer, Iron or Magnesium AZ31B-H24? Iron is stiffer: Young's modulus 207 GPa against 44.8 GPa for Magnesium AZ31B-H24, so the same part in Iron deflects less under the same load.
Which is lighter for the same job, Iron or Magnesium AZ31B-H24? For the same stiffness or strength: Iron is lighter for a stiff rod or tie (tension); Magnesium AZ31B-H24 is lighter for a stiff beam (bending), stiff panel or plate, strong rod or tie, strong beam, strong panel or plate.
Part that must be Iron Magnesium AZ31B-H24 Stiff rod or tie (tension) lighter 4% heavier Stiff beam (bending) 2.07x heavier lighter Stiff panel or plate 2.67x heavier lighter Strong rod or tie 5.26x heavier lighter Strong beam 4.97x heavier lighter Strong panel or plate 4.83x heavier lighter
For the same stiffness or strength, mass scales with density over stiffness (or strength) raised to a power set by how the part is loaded: 1 for a rod in tension, 1/2 for a beam in bending, 1/3 for a panel (the standard material-selection indices).
Which conducts heat better, Iron or Magnesium AZ31B-H24? Magnesium AZ31B-H24 conducts heat better: 76.9 W/m·K against 73.2 W/m·K for Iron.
Which expands less with temperature? Iron expands less: 13.7 µm/m·K against 26.8 µm/m·K for Magnesium AZ31B-H24.
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