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C63600 Bronze vs. WE54A Magnesium

C63600 bronze 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 (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 C63600 bronze and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
44
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 66
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
17
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 360
150 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 540
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 260
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 290
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 300
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 93 to 96.3
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
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 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3