ISO-WD21150 Magnesium vs. C61400 Bronze
ISO-WD21150 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. 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 ISO-WD21150 magnesium and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 170 | |
| 370 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 290 | |
| 540 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 200 | |
| 220 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 990 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
| 67 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 19 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 980 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 15 to 24 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 460 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 70 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 to 48 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 52 to 58 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.4 to 3.6 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 86 to 92.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 94 to 97 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |