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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. C90200 Bronze

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper 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 EN-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
34
Density, g/cm3 2.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6