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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. C42500 Brass

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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-MC65210 magnesium and the bottom bar is C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
12 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
6.1 to 11.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5