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C64200 Bronze vs. WE43A Magnesium

C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while WE43A magnesium belongs to the magnesium 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 C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is WE43A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
44
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
5.2 to 5.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
17
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 390
160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
250 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
160 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.3
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
28
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
910

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
280 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
36 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
46 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
15 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.5 to 93.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.4 to 4.4
Yttrium (Y), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3