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AZ81A Magnesium vs. C87200 Bronze

AZ81A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C87200 bronze 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 C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 8.8
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 84
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 17
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 78
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 70
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 39
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 50
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 14
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 8.1
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 92.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0