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AM60A Magnesium vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
42
Shear Strength, MPa 130
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
43 to 47
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5