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AM60B Magnesium vs. CC480K Bronze

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
35
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.5