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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. CC755S Brass

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC755S brass 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-MC65120 magnesium and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.0
35.8 to 38.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0