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CC330G Bronze vs. WE54A Magnesium

CC330G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while WE54A 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 CC330G bronze and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
44
Elongation at Break, % 20
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 92
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3