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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C93700 Bronze

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
99
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
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 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0