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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C62500 Bronze

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
26
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
3.5 to 5.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
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