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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
21
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
17
Density, g/cm3 1.9
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14.5 to 17.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
79 to 83.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0