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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN-MC21210 magnesium and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 48
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
140
Elongation at Break, % 14
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
44
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0