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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C61800 Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C61800 bronze 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 C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
44
Shear Strength, MPa 160
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
28
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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 0.1
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 0.020
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5