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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C68000 Brass

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.040 to 0.15
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.6 to 42.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5