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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Shear Strength, MPa 120
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 2.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0