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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
33
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5