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AS41A Magnesium vs. C15000 Copper

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 AS41A magnesium and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 130
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
99.8 to 99.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2