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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. CR017A Copper

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CR017A copper 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-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is CR017A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
32
Density, g/cm3 1.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.1

Alloy Composition


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Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
99.944 to 99.97
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.030 to 0.050
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0