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AS41B Magnesium vs. C33000 Brass

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C33000 brass 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 AS41B magnesium and the bottom bar is C33000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Shear Strength, MPa 120
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
60 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
30.8 to 34.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4