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AM50A Magnesium vs. C92500 Bronze

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C92500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C92500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
35
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
85 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7