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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C53800 Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Shear Strength, MPa 160
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
37
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
31

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2