MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN-MC21220 Magnesium vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

EN-MC21220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C97300 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 EN-MC21220 magnesium and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.0

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.5 to 95.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
11 to 14
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
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0