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WE43B Magnesium vs. C21000 Brass

WE43B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 WE43B magnesium and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 140
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53
57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 28
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
9.6 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 93.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.4 to 4.4
0
Yttrium (Y), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
3.7 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2