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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. WE54A Magnesium

C96300 copper-nickel 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 C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
44
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3