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AZ91B Magnesium vs. C26000 Brass

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
41
Shear Strength, MPa 140
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 23

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3