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WE54A Magnesium vs. C86300 Bronze

WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.3 to 5.6
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 300
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 47
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 14
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 380
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 43
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49 to 51
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
2.0 to 4.0
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
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
22 to 28
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0