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AZ91B Magnesium vs. C42600 Brass

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C42600 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 AZ91B magnesium and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
42
Shear Strength, MPa 140
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2