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ZE41A Magnesium vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 ZE41A magnesium and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
39
Shear Strength, MPa 150
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
23
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.7 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
37.5 to 41.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4