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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. C63600 Bronze

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C63600 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-MC21310 magnesium and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Shear Strength, MPa 120
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5