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AS41B Magnesium vs. C55180 Copper

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
0
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
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15