MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AM60B Magnesium vs. CC763S Brass

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CC763S brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
18.9 to 41