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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. C28000 Muntz Metal

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C28000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Shear Strength, MPa 130
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
330 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
150 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
27 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
110 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
13 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
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
36.3 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3