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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C65100 Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C65100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160
200 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0.8 to 2.0
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 1.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5