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AZ91A Magnesium vs. CC762S Brass

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC762S 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 CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
13.4 to 36