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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C65400 Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C65400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160
350 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18 to 39

Alloy Composition


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Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0
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
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
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 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2