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AM50A Magnesium vs. C46400 Brass

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C46400 brass 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 AM50A magnesium and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Shear Strength, MPa 120
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4