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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. C67500 Bronze

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C67500 bronze 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 C67500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
100
Elongation at Break, % 14
14 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Shear Strength, MPa 110
270 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
170 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
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
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
61 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
130 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.1 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5