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EZ33A Magnesium vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 EZ33A magnesium and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
27
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 310
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
1210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.5 to 95
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
82.3 to 85
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.1
0 to 0.0050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0