MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

WE54A Magnesium vs. C67500 Bronze

WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C67500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 WE54A magnesium and the bottom bar is C67500 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.3 to 5.6
14 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 170
270 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 300
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
170 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 47
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 14
61 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 380
130 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 43
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49 to 51
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.7 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.1 to 41.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5