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C84100 Brass vs. WE54A Magnesium

C84100 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 (3, 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 C84100 brass and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
44
Elongation at Break, % 13
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 81
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
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

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.090
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 85
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0.050 to 0.25
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 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 20
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3