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EN-MC21220 Magnesium vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

EN-MC21220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 EN-MC21220 magnesium and the bottom bar is C79200 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 210
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
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 34
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.5 to 95.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5