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EN-MC21320 Magnesium vs. C63000 Bronze

EN-MC21320 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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-MC21320 magnesium and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
44
Shear Strength, MPa 130
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 27

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.5 to 95.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
4.0 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5