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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C95200 Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190

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
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
28
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
2.5 to 4.0
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
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0