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AM50A Magnesium vs. C51000 Bronze

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C51000 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 AM50A magnesium and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Shear Strength, MPa 120
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 28

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5