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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. C61500 Bronze

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
1.8 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5