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EN-MC21320 Magnesium vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

EN-MC21320 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
2820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
30

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.5 to 95.9
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5