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AM60B Magnesium vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5