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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C17200 Copper

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C17200 copper 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
45
Shear Strength, MPa 150
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 46

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 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