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C54400 Bronze vs. WE54A Magnesium

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
270 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
900

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3