QE22A Magnesium vs. C18600 Copper
QE22A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 QE22A magnesium and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.4 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 310 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 | |
| 520 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 500 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 970 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 70 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 71 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.0 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 220 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.5 | |
| 44 to 58 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
| 1060 to 1180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 60 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
| 81 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 96.5 to 99.55 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 93.1 to 95.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.5 |
| Unspecified Rare Earths, % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |