MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C14500 Copper vs. ZE41A Magnesium

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium 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 C14500 copper and the bottom bar is ZE41A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
45
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
18
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
18
Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
6.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.7 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3