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C70620 Copper-nickel vs. ZC63A Magnesium

C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 C70620 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 570
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
920

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 86.5 to 90
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3