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ISO-WD43150 Magnesium vs. C35600 Brass

ISO-WD43150 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 97.5 to 98.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5