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AM60A Magnesium vs. C65100 Bronze

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C65100 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 C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
43
Shear Strength, MPa 130
200 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5