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EN-MC21220 Magnesium vs. C54400 Bronze

EN-MC21220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C54400 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-MC21220 magnesium and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.5 to 95.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5