MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C14510 Copper vs. ZK61A Magnesium

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZK61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is ZK61A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
46
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
5.8 to 7.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
18
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
180 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
15 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
370 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
42 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
50 to 53
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.1 to 93.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3