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ZK60A Magnesium vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 ZK60A magnesium and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 9.9
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
46
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 330
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 30
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 29
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 690
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 49
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 55 to 56
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.5 to 94.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 6.2
16.2 to 22.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5