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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C85500 Brass

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C85500 brass 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 C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.1 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.9