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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. CC767S Brass

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC767S brass 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 CC767S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 48
86
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0.1 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
32.8 to 41.9
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0