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ISO-WD21150 Magnesium vs. C63800 Bronze

ISO-WD21150 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ISO-WD21150 magnesium and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 11
7.9 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 170
320 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 290
460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 70
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40 to 48
15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52 to 58
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.6
2.5 to 3.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
92.4 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 94 to 97
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5