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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. CC212E Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC212E bronze 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-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
130
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
27
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
1.5 to 4.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0