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AZ91A Magnesium vs. CC750S Brass

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC750S 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 AZ91A magnesium and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
54
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
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 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
26.3 to 36