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AM60B Magnesium vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 140
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
28
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
7.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5