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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
8.5
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
23

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 2.1
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
840

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14 to 16
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
77.1 to 81.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0