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C19400 Copper vs. ZE41A Magnesium

C19400 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 C19400 copper and the bottom bar is ZE41A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
45
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
18
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 68
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 69
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
18
Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
6.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.7 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3