ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. EN-MC21120 Magnesium
ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21120 magnesium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 63 to 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 46 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 2.2 to 6.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 84 to 96 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 18 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 200 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 130 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 990 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 76 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 59 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 990 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 5.0 to 15 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1510 to 3600 | |
| 180 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 31 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 43 to 53 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 11 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.3 to 9.7 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 79 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 88.6 to 91.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |