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AZ81A Magnesium vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

AZ81A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 AZ81A magnesium and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 84
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 78
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 70
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 39
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 50
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 14
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 8.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 92.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
4.8 to 6.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5