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EN-MC21220 Magnesium vs. C61500 Bronze

EN-MC21220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C61500 bronze 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-MC21220 magnesium and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Shear Strength, MPa 120
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.5
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.5 to 95.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
1.8 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5