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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C55283 Copper

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.0

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
86.2 to 87.2
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
5.8 to 6.2
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 0.15