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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C97600 dairy metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C97600 dairy metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
85
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
19 to 21.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3