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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C67500 Bronze

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C67500 bronze 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 C67500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
14 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150
270 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
170 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
890
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
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
61 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
130 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.5
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 1.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.1 to 41.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5