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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. C22000 Bronze

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C22000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C22000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
1.9 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
42
Shear Strength, MPa 130
200 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
260 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
69 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
29
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
3.7 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
21 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
8.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.8 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
89 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
8.7 to 11
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2