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C23000 Brass vs. WE54A Magnesium

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while WE54A 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 C23000 brass and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
44
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
17
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
150 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3