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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. CC753S Brass

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC753S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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-MC65210 magnesium and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.1 to 40
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0