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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. N08026 Nickel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Shear Strength, MPa 120
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

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
41
Density, g/cm3 2.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
24.4 to 37.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0