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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C17000 Copper

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
45
Shear Strength, MPa 160
320 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 45

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4
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
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
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 to 0.5