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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. C27000 Brass

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

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
24
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
12 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.0
31 to 37
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3