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AS41B Magnesium vs. C54400 Bronze

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5