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AZ91A Magnesium vs. CC482K Bronze

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC482K 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 AZ91A magnesium and the bottom bar is CC482K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
9.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
83.5 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.7 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 2.0