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AM60A Magnesium vs. C61500 Bronze

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C61500 bronze 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
42
Shear Strength, MPa 130
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
89 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
1.8 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5