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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. N06250 Nickel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
82
Shear Strength, MPa 120
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 2.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
7.4 to 19.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0