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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. R58150 Titanium

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 R58150 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
140
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
52
Shear Strength, MPa 150
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
48
Density, g/cm3 1.9
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
480

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
48

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.5 to 86
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