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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C93500 Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 1.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.5

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
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 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.3 to 6.0
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 2.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0