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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C71000 copper-nickel 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 C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
37
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
12 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
73.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
19 to 23
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5