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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
43
Shear Strength, MPa 120
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
27
Density, g/cm3 1.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5