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ISO-WD43150 Magnesium vs. CR006A Copper

ISO-WD43150 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 ISO-WD43150 magnesium and the bottom bar is CR006A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.1

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
99.9 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 97.5 to 98.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0