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AZ91B Magnesium vs. CC496K Bronze

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC496K 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 AZ91B magnesium and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
72
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
97
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
19

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
31
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
8.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 17
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 2.0