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C65400 Bronze vs. WE54A Magnesium

C65400 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 (5, 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 C65400 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, % 2.6 to 47
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
17
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 530
150 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 910
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
34
Density, g/cm3 8.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 480
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 3640
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0
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), % 2.7 to 3.4
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
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