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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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-MC65120 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
74
Shear Strength, MPa 92
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
55
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
33

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0