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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. CC763S Brass

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
24
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
18.9 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0