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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C96300 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 C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 48
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
130
Elongation at Break, % 14
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
42
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
72.3 to 80.8
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
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5