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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C17500 Copper

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
45
Shear Strength, MPa 160
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
60
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
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 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