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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. C17300 Copper

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN-MC21210 magnesium and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
45
Shear Strength, MPa 110
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5