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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. C53400 Bronze

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5