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CC767S Brass vs. EN-MC21230 Magnesium

CC767S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN-MC21230 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 CC767S brass and the bottom bar is EN-MC21230 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
63
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
45
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
63

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
990

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.8
5.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
90.5 to 94.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 32.8 to 41.9
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010