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EZ33A Magnesium vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 EZ33A magnesium and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
510
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 1.9
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.6
66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
4200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.5 to 95
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.5 to 91
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4