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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. CC753S Brass

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while CC753S 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 CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
140
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
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.1 to 40
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0