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CC493K Bronze vs. WE54A Magnesium

CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 74
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
44
Elongation at Break, % 14
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 86
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.2 to 8.0
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3