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AM60A Magnesium vs. C10500 Copper

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
43
Shear Strength, MPa 130
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
99.89 to 99.966
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050