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AM60B Magnesium vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
130
Elongation at Break, % 11
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
40
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4