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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. CC754S Brass

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC754S brass 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-MC35110 magnesium and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
30.2 to 42.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0