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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. C69300 Brass

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C69300 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN-MC21210 magnesium and the bottom bar is C69300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
8.5 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
41
Shear Strength, MPa 110
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
550 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
300 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
26
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
47 to 70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
400 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
18.4 to 24.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5