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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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-MC21310 magnesium and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
39
Shear Strength, MPa 120
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
2.0 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3