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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. CC752S Brass

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC752S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
24
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
31.5 to 36.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0