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AZ81A Magnesium vs. CC766S Brass

AZ81A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 AZ81A magnesium and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 8.8
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 84
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 17
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 78
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 70
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 39
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 50
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 14
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 8.1
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 92.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.0
29.5 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0