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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C96800 Copper

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C96800 copper 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 C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
34
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
35

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
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 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5