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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. C90200 Bronze

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C90200 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-MC35110 magnesium and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
34
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.5

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.6