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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. R58150 Titanium

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 R58150 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
52
Shear Strength, MPa 130
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
48
Density, g/cm3 1.9
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
48

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.5 to 86
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0