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AZ91B Magnesium vs. CC380H Copper-nickel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC380H copper-nickel 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 AZ91B magnesium and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
84.5 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 0.5