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EN-MC21320 Magnesium vs. N12160 Nickel

EN-MC21320 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel 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-MC21320 magnesium and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Shear Strength, MPa 130
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
90
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.5 to 95.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0