MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC761S Brass vs. EN-MC35110 Magnesium

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN-MC35110 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 CC761S brass and the bottom bar is EN-MC35110 magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
63
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
45
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
3.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
18
Density, g/cm3 8.3
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010