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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C48200 Brass

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C48200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.5 to 40.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4