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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. C12500 Copper

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C12500 copper 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-MC21310 magnesium and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 120
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3